Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov says Vladimir Putin did not meet Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov during his visit to Baku.
Some media outlets and Telegram channels published reports claiming that Durov had an unofficial meeting with the Russian President during the latter’s state visit to Azerbaijan August 18-19.
When asked about the reports, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that no meeting took place.
Durov was detained at Paris-Le Bourget Airport shortly after arriving from Baku on Saturday night for alleged offenses related to his popular Telegram messaging app, French media reported.
“We don’t know exactly what Durov is accused of, we haven’t received any official statements yet,” Peskov said. “Let’s wait until the charges are made public, if they are. After that, we’ll be able to draw some preliminary conclusions.”
