Moscow – Russia announced on Wednesday that it was seeking the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov over accusations of “complicity in terrorism”, alleging he had let the platform be used for recruitment by Ukraine’s security services. “An international wanted notice has been issued… for the head of the Telegram administration, P. Durov,” it said in a statement. – Social media war –Moscow frequently targets political enemies on charges of supporting “terrorism” or “extremism”, including those who have left the country. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of using social media to recruit people to support them in the four-and-a-half-year war. Born in Saint Petersburg — President Vladimir Putin’s home city — Durov founded VKontakte, a social media site widely known as “Russia’s Facebook”.