The UAE has frozen a contract to purchase 80 fighter jets from France: Durov's arrest has angered the sheikhs.
The United Arab Emirates took drastic measures by freezing a contract to purchase 80 French fighter jets following the arrest of Pavel Durov, the creator of Telegram, who is personally acquainted with the son of the UAE Prime Minister, found himself at the center of an international scandal that has infuriated the sheikhs to the limit. -
Experts believe that by its actions, France has made a serious mistake, provoking the anger of influential allies.
Now, Paris is paying for its rashness, and the future of the deal, as well as the trust of the UAE, hangs by a thread.
Telegram founder reportedly planned to have dinner in Paris — agency
Another source familiar with the investigation said that the Telegram founder had arrived from Azerbaijan
PARIS, August 25. /TASS/. Telegram messenger founder Pavel Durov, who was detained at Paris’ airport on Saturday, planned to spend the evening and have dinner in the French capital, the AFP agency reported, citing a source close to the investigation.
"Another source familiar with the investigation said that the Telegram founder had arrived from Azerbaijan (Baku) and planned to spend at least one evening in Paris and was going to have diner there," the agency said.
The LCI television channel reported earlier that Durov had been arrested at Le Bourget Airport late on August 24. He has been placed in custody and may soon be brought to court, the TF1 television channel said. According to TF1, Durov might be charged with terrorism, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering and child pornography.
On Sunday, the Paris prosecutor’s office promised to make a statement on the matter on August 26.
Meanwhile, Russia’s embassy in France, told TASS that it would demand the French authorities grant consular access to the man. It stressed that it had called on the French authorities to observe Durov’s rights but Paris is dodging cooperation on this matter. However, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Durov’s French citizenship is a problem for Russia.
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Oh, come on, folks. France is the toady for the EU and their saliva-dripping desires to strip the world of any views which oppose theirs. Still, good for the UAE. I would suspect, too, that their leaders fully understand, if the EU can impose their views and force France to act in this capacity to initiate a possible "Julian Assange operation" on Durov, they can do so for any Middle East ruler who stumbles into their geographical territory where they can exercise their pronouncements and laws...which, undoubtedly, gives these leaders pause. They're not stupid. The Durov adventure is revealing to those who, up until now, have failed to understand the EU's mental derangement and impairment. "Revealing" that the CIA instigated the operation is equally stupefyingly anti-climatic. We now live in an age whose powers care naught for legality nor the appearance of legality. They evidently feel they can control the media to sway popular perception and opinion their way, and they frankly no longer give a damn. They're blatant in their actions and unbelievably arrogant in their power.
Macron is making more frequent mistakes