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Telegram’s $500M Bond Freeze Highlights Sanction Risks for Tech Firms

Telegram’s $500M Bond Freeze Highlights Sanction Risks for Tech Firms

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Global Cryptocurrency

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2026-01-06 11:31:01

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Telegram faces operational complications after Western sanctions froze $500 million of its bonds held in Russia's National Settlement Depository. The messaging platform's exposure to Russian capital markets has disrupted its buyback program and debt management strategy, despite efforts to distance itself from Moscow.

Founder Pavel Durov continues battling allegations of Kremlin ties while transforming Telegram into a global entity. The EU, UK, and US sanctions regime - implemented after Russia's Ukraine invasion - now ensnares Western organizations with Russian bondholders, creating unexpected collateral damage.

Telegram maintains it will honor frozen debt obligations at maturity, though payout approvals rest with sanctioned intermediaries. The situation underscores how geopolitical conflicts increasingly reverberate through tech financing structures.

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