The list of terrorists and extremists on the website of the Russian Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) now includes an entry for Pavel Valeryevich Durov, born in Leningrad on October 10, 1984. This came a day after the FSB charged the Telegram CEO with aiding terrorist activities and placed him on the international wanted list.
Being added to this list does not automatically imply a criminal conviction, but it significantly complicates life for the individual if they reside in Russia. Banks are required to partially or fully block transactions on accounts held by such individuals; typically, only payments necessary for living are allowed, making it very difficult to manage finances. Complications also arise with opening new accounts, managing banking products, and conducting business.
According to the FSB, Pavel Durov aided terrorist activities by insufficiently curbing destructive actions on the Telegram platform that were aimed at recruiting Russian citizens by foreign intelligence services, involving Russians in extremist activities, and also by insufficiently combating cyber fraudsters.
