٠٠:٠٥:٤٣Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s unwillingness to follow the 'advice' of Western countries on 'so-called moderation' of content had led to his detention in France, during a meeting with students at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on Monday.
"Pavel Durov turned out to be too free, listening poorly or not at all to Western advice on the so-called moderation of his brainchild," the minister said.
Lavrov also praised 'impressive economic results' of the Global South states and their intentions to rely on their own "values, traditions and models of development".
"Many states of the Global South and East, also called the Global Majority, a new term that I think reflects exactly what is happening, are achieving impressive economic results, pursuing an increasingly independent line in foreign policy affairs. Of course, they are relying primarily on their national interests, their own values, traditions and models of development. They do not like to have all this imposed on them along Western patterns," he continued.
Russia’s foreign minister added that the West's own form of globalisation as a "method of doing business between states" was now 'falling apart' because the very principles it was based on - "fair competition, inviolability of property, presumption of innocence" and market forces - had been 'discarded' in the rush to 'punish' Moscow.
Telegram CEO Durov was detained at Le Bourget airport in France on August 24 and bailed last Wednesday for five million euros, subject to a travel ban preventing him from leaving France.
The case involves allegations of his platform allowing 'illicit transactions by an organised gang', 'complicity in criminal distribution of sexual images of children' and a 'refusal to communicate with the authorities' - and he must attend a police station somewhere in France twice a week.
Durov’s lawyer, David-Olivier Kaminski, said it was "absurd to say that a platform or its boss is responsible for any abuse carried out on that platform." Kaminski emphasised that Telegram adhered to all European laws.
Durov turned out to be 'too free' for the West - Lavrov on Telegram CEO, praises independence of Global South
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s unwillingness to follow the 'advice' of Western countries on 'so-called moderation' of content had led to his detention in France, during a meeting with students at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on Monday.
"Pavel Durov turned out to be too free, listening poorly or not at all to Western advice on the so-called moderation of his brainchild," the minister said.
Lavrov also praised 'impressive economic results' of the Global South states and their intentions to rely on their own "values, traditions and models of development".
"Many states of the Global South and East, also called the Global Majority, a new term that I think reflects exactly what is happening, are achieving impressive economic results, pursuing an increasingly independent line in foreign policy affairs. Of course, they are relying primarily on their national interests, their own values, traditions and models of development. They do not like to have all this imposed on them along Western patterns," he continued.
Russia’s foreign minister added that the West's own form of globalisation as a "method of doing business between states" was now 'falling apart' because the very principles it was based on - "fair competition, inviolability of property, presumption of innocence" and market forces - had been 'discarded' in the rush to 'punish' Moscow.
Telegram CEO Durov was detained at Le Bourget airport in France on August 24 and bailed last Wednesday for five million euros, subject to a travel ban preventing him from leaving France.
The case involves allegations of his platform allowing 'illicit transactions by an organised gang', 'complicity in criminal distribution of sexual images of children' and a 'refusal to communicate with the authorities' - and he must attend a police station somewhere in France twice a week.
Durov’s lawyer, David-Olivier Kaminski, said it was "absurd to say that a platform or its boss is responsible for any abuse carried out on that platform." Kaminski emphasised that Telegram adhered to all European laws.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s unwillingness to follow the 'advice' of Western countries on 'so-called moderation' of content had led to his detention in France, during a meeting with students at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on Monday.
"Pavel Durov turned out to be too free, listening poorly or not at all to Western advice on the so-called moderation of his brainchild," the minister said.
Lavrov also praised 'impressive economic results' of the Global South states and their intentions to rely on their own "values, traditions and models of development".
"Many states of the Global South and East, also called the Global Majority, a new term that I think reflects exactly what is happening, are achieving impressive economic results, pursuing an increasingly independent line in foreign policy affairs. Of course, they are relying primarily on their national interests, their own values, traditions and models of development. They do not like to have all this imposed on them along Western patterns," he continued.
Russia’s foreign minister added that the West's own form of globalisation as a "method of doing business between states" was now 'falling apart' because the very principles it was based on - "fair competition, inviolability of property, presumption of innocence" and market forces - had been 'discarded' in the rush to 'punish' Moscow.
Telegram CEO Durov was detained at Le Bourget airport in France on August 24 and bailed last Wednesday for five million euros, subject to a travel ban preventing him from leaving France.
The case involves allegations of his platform allowing 'illicit transactions by an organised gang', 'complicity in criminal distribution of sexual images of children' and a 'refusal to communicate with the authorities' - and he must attend a police station somewhere in France twice a week.
Durov’s lawyer, David-Olivier Kaminski, said it was "absurd to say that a platform or its boss is responsible for any abuse carried out on that platform." Kaminski emphasised that Telegram adhered to all European laws.