Tension over detention of Telegram Founder, Durov, in France

Diplomatic tension is rising between Russia and France over the detention of Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, in France.
In the midst of the tension, France blocked Russian embassy officials in Paris from visiting arrested Telegram founder, Pavel Durov.

Accordingly, Russian embassy in Paris accused French authorities of “refusing to cooperate” after the arrest of Telegram messaging platform owner Pavel Durov.

Russia has declared that Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, is a “political prisoner and a victim of a witch-hunt by the West.”