{"id":293,"date":"2025-06-19T15:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anongamez.com\/?p=293"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:46:43","slug":"telegrams-durov-claims-he-stopped-answering-macrons-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anongamez.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/19\/telegrams-durov-claims-he-stopped-answering-macrons-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram\u2019s Durov claims he stopped answering Macron\u2019s texts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pavel Durov says he left the French leader\u2019s last message unanswered when discussing the Romanian election<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pavel Durov says he stopped replying to French President Emmanuel Macron after receiving a message in response to claims he made that France tried to influence Romania\u2019s recent presidential election. In an interview on Wednesday with Le Point, the Telegram CEO said he chose not to respond.<\/p>\n

In May, Durov accused Nicolas Lerner, the head of France\u2019s foreign intelligence agency (DGSE), of asking him to censor conservative voices on Telegram during Romania\u2019s election campaign. He also said, citing journalist Marius Tuca, that Lerner visited Romania two days before the vote. The agency has denied the claims.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a long time, he [Macron] could send me messages on Telegram about all sorts of topics,\u201d<\/em> the Russian-born entrepreneur told the newspaper. \u201cThe last time was the day I spoke about the Romanian elections and the DGSE.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe sent me a message. I didn\u2019t reply,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n

Romania\u2019s Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election carried out in November 2024 due to alleged Russian interference \u2013 claims which Moscow has denied. Independent candidate Calin Georgescu, who secured an unexpected lead after the vote, was disqualified from the re-run.<\/p>\n

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In May, the conservative EU critic George Simion lost a run-off vote against pro-Brussels Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan by a single-digit margin. Simion later challenged the results, alleging \u201cexternal interferences by state and non-state actors,\u201d<\/em> but the nation\u2019s Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the petition.<\/p>\n

Following the petition, Durov offered to testify before the Romanian authorities about his interactions with French officials, saying he would do so \u201cif it helps Romanian democracy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In August 2024, Durov was arrested in France and charged with complicity in crimes allegedly carried out by Telegram users. The entrepreneur, whose company is headquartered in Dubai, was ultimately released on \u20ac5 million ($5.46 million) bail and allowed to leave the country in mid-March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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