Telegram owner Pavel Durov released on €5 million bail pending trial in Paris

Telegram owner Pavel Durov released on €5 million bail pending trial in Paris.
Probably not a flight risk as I strongly suspect this is more of a defection choreographed as a surprise arrest as Durov flees Putin's assassins.
France now definitely has Telegram decryption keys. pic.twitter.com/SP4nDk04II

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) August 28, 2024