Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov is unlikely to be extradited from France to the United Arab Emirates because he holds the citizenship of both countries, lawyer Kaloy Akhilgov told TASS. In addition, Durov is a French citizen, and France does not extradite its own nationals," the lawyer noted. The United Arab Emirates also does not extradite its own citizens because of a constitutional prohibition, he added. In addition to Russia and France, Durov holds the citizenship of the United Arab Emirates and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Russia's telecom watchdog had sent more than 150,000 requests to Telegram seeking the removal of illegal content, but that the requests went unanswered.