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Telegram founder Pavel Durov warned that in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the management of the messenger could partially or completely restrict the functioning of the channels “in the countries involved.”
“In the event of an escalation of the situation, we will consider the possibility of partially or completely restricting the work of Telegram channels in the countries involved for the duration of the conflict,” Durov made it clear in his Telegram channel.
At the same time, he called on users from Russia and Ukraine to “be suspicious of any data that is distributed in Telegram” these days.
However, some time later, Durov said that “many users asked” to “not consider shutting down Telegram channels for the period of the conflict, since” this messenger “is the only source of information for them.”
“In connection with these appeals, we have decided not to consider such measures,” the founder of Telegram assured.
Recall, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.”
In response to Russia’s actions, Western countries (USA, Canada, European Union, Great Britain, Japan) announced new, tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation, including financial and economic ones.
Sanctions, in particular, hit Russian banks, including Sberbank, VTB, Novikombank, FC Otkritie and Sovcombank.
Later, the EU countries and the United States agreed to disconnect Russian banks that fell under sanctions from the international system of interbank transactions and information exchange SWIFT. In addition, it was decided to freeze the assets of the Bank of Russia, which will create difficulties for its use of international reserves. EU countries also pledged to take steps to limit the sale of citizenship — the so-called “golden passports” that allow wealthy Russians connected to the Russian government to become citizens of EU states and gain access to their financial systems.
You can follow the chronicle of events around Ukraine on February 27 here.
Source: Rosbalt
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