«Нас стали напрягать „вагнеровцы". „Хочется на Запад. Разрешите нам". Говорю, вам зачем на Запад? "Ну, сходить на экскурсию в Варшаву, в Жешув". Я держу их в центре, как договорились, Беларуси, не хотелось бы их туда передислоцировать, потому что у них настроения плохие. И, надо отдать должное, они знают, что происходит вокруг Союзного государства».
«Нас стали напрягать „вагнеровцы". „Хочется на Запад. Разрешите нам". Говорю, вам зачем на Запад? "Ну, сходить на экскурсию в Варшаву, в Жешув". Я держу их в центре, как договорились, Беларуси, не хотелось бы их туда передислоцировать, потому что у них настроения плохие. И, надо отдать должное, они знают, что происходит вокруг Союзного государства».
It is unclear who runs the account, although Russia's official Ministry of Foreign Affairs Twitter account promoted the Telegram channel on Saturday and claimed it was operated by "a group of experts & journalists." On Telegram’s website, it says that Pavel Durov “supports Telegram financially and ideologically while Nikolai (Duvov)’s input is technological.” Currently, the Telegram team is based in Dubai, having moved around from Berlin, London and Singapore after departing Russia. Meanwhile, the company which owns Telegram is registered in the British Virgin Islands. At its heart, Telegram is little more than a messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal. But it also offers open channels that enable a single user, or a group of users, to communicate with large numbers in a method similar to a Twitter account. This has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for Telegram and its users, since these channels can be used for both good and ill. Right now, as Wired reports, the app is a key way for Ukrainians to receive updates from the government during the invasion. Either way, Durov says that he withdrew his resignation but that he was ousted from his company anyway. Subsequently, control of the company was reportedly handed to oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Sechin, both allegedly close associates of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Apparently upbeat developments in Russia's discussions with Ukraine helped at least temporarily send investors back into risk assets. Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there were "certain positive developments" occurring in the talks with Ukraine, according to a transcript of their meeting. Putin added that discussions were happening "almost on a daily basis."
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