According to ChainCatcher, Ekaterina Mizulina, head of the Russian Alliance for a Secure Internet, believes that the arrest of Pavel Durov, one of the founders of Telegram, in France was a request from the United States.

She wrote on her personal Telegram channel that the head of Telegram is in danger outside Russia and may be arrested at any time. Similar situations have occurred before at the request of the United States.

Mizulina believes that the arrest of Durov is aimed at cracking down on the super currency Toncoin circulated on Telegram. She said that in this way, the United States will continue its sanctions policy.