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Trip would be Russian president’s first to a member of International Criminal Court since warrant over ‘war crimes’.

The arrest and charging by France of Telegram founder Pavel Durov has thrown a spotlight on the international connections of a man with at least four passports and high-level contacts but who has also aroused the attention of security agencies around the world.

It is only after dark in the Russian city of Kursk when locals say the fear really starts to creep in.

Putin wants to downplay the move

Pavel Durov, who has French citizenship, faces prosecution over alleged failure to suppress spread of sexual images of children and calls for violence

He has been barred from leaving France while investigations are carried out

HR McMaster writes that former president’s ‘anxieties and insecurities rendered him vulnerable’

The skirmishes come as Ukraine claimed to be continuing its advance into Russia after shock incursion

Arrested in France, the Telegram boss has found widespread support that mirrors his app’s popularity across groups.

Ukrainian forces are intent on retaining the territory in Russia’s Kursk region they seized in their incursion for “some period of time” and any Russian counteroffensive will be a difficult fight, Deputy CIA Director David Cohen said on Wednesday. The announcement came after the Kremlin dismissed talk by Ukrainian President…

French prosecutors are expected to charge or release the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his police custody order expires on Wednesday