Germany's foreign intelligence chief: There is a growing risk that this could raise questions about the activation of NATO's Article 5.
"Telegram is one of the few channels that actually allows information critical of western policy to continue to spread," said Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst, according to Sputnik. "I think that's really the root of the problem." The analyst called the allegations against Durov a "trumped-up political case", suggesting they were aimed at intimidating the tech entrepreneur. "There was a time when he was seen as friendly with French President Macron," Johnson added. "But this is clearly...