PANews reported on January 7th that Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that despite recent FUD (Fundamental Uncertainty) issues, Telegram's capital structure is unrelated to Russia, and its recent $1.7 billion bond issuance involved "absolutely no Russian investors." He added that the old debt issued in 2021 has been largely repaid and poses no problem. He emphasized that bondholders are not shareholders, and Telegram's sole shareholder remains himself.

As reported yesterday, Telegram's $500 million in bonds in Russia have been frozen due to Western sanctions .