‘Imagine if it were Moscow?’ How prominent Russians have reacted to arrest of Telegram founder Durov

Some believe the St Petersburg-born tycoon has paid for his naivety, others want his homeland to intervene

On Saturday night, Telegram’s founder and frontman Pavel Durov was arrested by French police. The Saint Petersburg native – who is also a citizen of France, the UAE and St Kitts & Nevis – has yet to be charged, but news outlets are claiming he faces a long jail sentence.

Here, some leading Russian media and political voices...