Russia has placed Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov on an international wanted list on charges of complicity in terrorism, authorities announced Wednesday. The Federal Security Service (FSB) accused Durov of failing to remove accounts, channels, and bots on the messaging platform that it said were used by Ukraine to recruit individuals for deadly sabotage operations across Russia. The criminal case, filed by Russian security services, alleges that Telegram did not comply with demands to take down content linked to the Ukrainian secret service. Durov, a Russian-born entrepreneur who now lives abroad, has not publicly commented on the charges. The move escalates tensions between Moscow and the popular messaging app, which has been a key communication tool in both countries since the start of the war in Ukraine. Russia has previously attempted to block Telegram over security concerns but failed. The new international notice means Durov could be arrested if he travels to any country that has an extradition agreement with Russia. The charges carry a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison under Russian law. Both France 24 and BBC News reported the development, with France 24 noting the accusation of aiding terrorism and BBC highlighting the FSB's claim of recruitment by Ukraine's secret service. No major discrepancies between the reports were identified.