Russian President Dmitry Peskov’s press secretary told RIA Novosti that the Telegram messenger app must adhere to Russian laws so as not to be completely blocked in Russia.
“Adhere to the provisions of the legislation of the Russian Federation, be in flexible contact with our authorities and find an option to solve these problems that we are facing,” Peskov answered when asked what conditions the messenger must fulfill.
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At the end of February, Baza, RBC and The Bell wrote that Telegram would be completely blocked in Russia on April 1. RBC’s interlocutors close to the Kremlin described the blocking decision as final. The Bell’s source at one of the Big Four operators said they were told of a “preliminary decision” to ban Telegram effective April 1.
In Russia, the restriction of the Telegram application began in the summer of 2025. At the beginning of February 2026, the authorities decided to further “slow down” the messaging program in Russia in order to achieve “the implementation of Russian legislation and ensure the protection of citizens.”
Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote that the founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is under investigation for promoting terrorism (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code). Durov himself linked this case to the attempts of the authorities to come up with a reason to block the telegram.