Russia on Thursday added Telegram founder Pavel Durov to a blacklist of “terrorists and extremists”, days after saying it was seeking his arrest over accusations he let his platform be used by Ukrainian intelligence. On Thursday, his name appeared on Russia’s online register of “terrorists and extremists” — a blacklist maintained by Russia’s Rosfinmonitoring financial watchdog. The Telegram CEO — who has lived in both Dubai and France — has also had legal issues in France. Born in Saint Petersburg — President Vladimir Putin’s home city — Durov founded VKontakte, a social media site widely known as “Russia’s Facebook”. He then launched Telegram after being forced out of VKontakte over clashes with Russia’s authorities who sought tighter control.