Golden Finance reported that Russia warned France not to take political action in the Telegram CEO case, and that criminal charges against Telegram CEO Pavel Durov could be seen as "political persecution." Durov, a Russian-born French citizen, was detained in Paris on suspicion of failing to control illegal content on the messaging platform. He was released on bail but must remain in France and report to the police regularly. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russian officials support Durov, who has Russian citizenship, and are willing to help him.