The United Arab Emirates has reportedly frozen the implementation of a €10 billion contract to purchase 80 Dassault Rafale fighter jets from France following the arrest of Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire and founder of the Telegram messaging app. This information was published on social media, according to Azernews.
Pavel Durov was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris after landing on a private jet late on Saturday and has since been placed in custody. The arrest of the 39-year-old technology entrepreneur has sparked a warning from Moscow to Paris, urging that his rights be respected. Additionally, Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), criticized the arrest, stating that free speech in Europe was under threat, according to Reuters.
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