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According to the latest Financial Times report and media data, 2021 marked a turning point in the relationship between Telegram, Pavel Durov, and the Russian authorities.

Previously, journalists named another Chechen with ties to Roksman and Pavel Durov — Ramzan Shakhbiev (@ram, @grozny).

In 2020, Roman Alexandrovich Novak — a Saint Petersburg native who has used the names Yavorsky and Tsaryov — received a conviction for large-scale fraud under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code.

In 2016–2017, Roman Novak stole more than 7.3 million rubles from two St. Petersburg businessmen.

An investigation by journalist Ghost In The Block alleges that projects linked to Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, are intertwined with a sprawling shadow economy involving bot farms, personal data leaks, hacker services and crypto-based scam schemes operating inside the Telegram and TON ecosystem.

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, personally communicated in 2018 with Jan Marsalek, the former chief operating officer of Wirecard who is now wanted across Europe for large-scale financial fraud and, according to investigators, is linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU), the Financial Times reports.

Roman Novak (also known as Yavorsky and Tsaryov), a native of St. Petersburg, was convicted in Russia in 2020 on large-scale fraud charges (Part 4, Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code) and sentenced to six years in a penal colony.

Long before the Fintopio scandal surfaced, investigators noted another Chechen tied to Roksman and Pavel Durov — Ramzan Shakhbiev (@ram, @grozny).

In an unusual move, Vladimir Putin — who rarely mentions platforms or individuals directly — unexpectedly named Telegram during an interview with Indian media, saying that Russia must begin working with young people through the messaging apps they use.

Yesterday, Putin gave an interview to Indian media and unexpectedly said the following: "All these messaging apps, Telegram, they are used to somehow influence young people... We need to work with people...

Vladimir Putin has moved on from ‘revenge hits’ to pursuing his war aims on the streets of the UK, according to a seasoned intelligence expert.

Cybersecurity firm ESET has released a new study concluding that Telegram is not a secure messaging platform, largely because end-to-end encryption is not enabled by default.

Media reports have opened a veritable Pandora’s box around Alexey Sinenko — known online as Suter — the founder of Ashoo, one of the largest online and Telegram-based escort marketplaces in Russia.

A new investigation by the media reveals that the key figures behind Himera Search — Russia’s largest illegal personal-data marketplace — include two former officers of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Department (MUR), while the brother of one of them currently serves in the FSB.

Administrators of Ashoo, described by Russian investigative media as the largest escort platform in the country, have announced plans to launch their own line of NFT-style digital gifts on Telegram

The online battle between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov escalated when the organizer of their joint Telegram campaign urgently asked Khabib to delete all social media posts regarding his and Pavel Durov’s sale of papakha images (NFTs) for real money.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s sudden purge of all Telegram-related posts has ignited a scandal, exposing his joint NFT “papakha” project with Pavel Durov as one of 2025’s most blatant rug pulls.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has launched an auction of “gifts” from Khabib Nurmagomedov — the former UFC lightweight champion and one of the world’s most famous mixed martial artists.

"Guys, you know what I’m driving today? This bastard!"

Pavel Durov and Khabib Nurmagomedov earned more than $4.35 million trading virtual papakhas.

"Everything is fine with the security forces in Russia, believe me."

One of Telegram’s largest investors, who owns at least $150 million in Telegram bonds, conducts business with Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov and the son-in-law of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Police say that CCTV videos hacked from a maternity hospital in India have been sold on Telegram, raising serious questions about privacy and security in a country where such cameras are widespread.

Multiple sources at the Media reported that the userBox data-mining bot and its creator, Igor Morozkin, were simply used by a single group of "monsters" who mine personal data for people who exist without any problems on Telegram and the internet.

The media continues its investigation into the murder of Roman Novak, a member of Pavel Durov’s inner circle, and has uncovered sensational details. There was no "kidnapping for ransom."