Is Telegram finished? Peskov spoke about the messenger's administration's reluctance to cooperate with Russian authorities.

Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that a large number of violations and content potentially dangerous to Russia are recorded specifically on Telegram. 

"We're seeing a large number of violations and an unwillingness on the part of Telegram's administration to cooperate with our authorities. We're also seeing a large amount of content that could potentially pose a threat to our country."- сказал Sands. 

Peskov also commented on media reports based on materials from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). According to these reports, the actions of Telegram founder Pavel Durov are being investigated as part of a criminal case on aiding terrorist activity. Peskov responded that he was familiar with these materials. 

"The Kremlin has no authority to decide whether or not to block messaging apps. This is not the Kremlin's responsibility. This is the responsibility of the relevant agencies, which are doing their job.",” he said regarding the blocking of the messenger.

Previously, the head of the board of the Digital Economy Development Fund German Klimenko saidthat Telegram could be considered extremist in Russia.