So the most reasonable explanation is that Pavel is in a conspiracy with the Russian government and is living in exile as a cover huh?
Sounds pretty complicated when a simpler answer would also exist.
Sounds pretty complicated when a simpler answer would also exist.
I'm in a camp who thinks that this 'ban' was just a PR stunt coordinated with Roscomdanzor, which was known to be futile from the start and instantly raised the credibility of Telegram and cemented the myth how 'protected' it is.
[1] https://medium.com/@anton.rozenberg/friendship-betrayal-clai...
For starters, the citizenship that was acquired for $ 250k something is from Saint Kitts and Nevis, known for it's abuse of human rights. To me it's a classical double standard behavior.
He's vocal on not being able to conduct business in Russia as he pleases and it's a clear violation in his purview. Never heard him being involved with fighting inequity of the new home country.
Second of all, Saudi Arabia, the unofficial Telegram HQ, is tax exempt for hi-tech, but don't quote me on it.
Blame the UK and EU who allow visa-free travel with SKN but not with Russia and don’t sanction it.
It is a country with a population of 50 000 people. The only reason it is not extremely poor is because its business model is giving citizenship to businessmen to avoid taxes and allow them to travel freely.
Fighting an obviously lost fight against SKN and jeopardizing your whole life sounds even more stupid than fighting windmills.
>>Fighting an obviously lost right against SKN and jeopardizing your whole life sounds even more stupid than fighting windmills.
He could've applied for maltese or cypriot passport.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Saint_Kitts_and_Nev...
He was never properly persecuted. He never had a close call with McPolonium when eating out. He's not considered an actual threat.