PoliticsRussia’s elite fear the FSB is out of control as Durov faces terrorism charge
Russia’s elite are increasingly worried that the FSB has moved beyond control as President Vladimir Putin assigns the agency a role in preserving his hold on power. A terrorism charge against Pavel Durov, the billionaire co-founder of Telegram, is presented as the latest sign that repression is intensifying. The case places Durov at the center of concerns about the security agency’s expanding reach.
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Russia’s elite fear the FSB is out of control as Durov faces terrorism charge