“The decision was made not by the ministry, but by Roskomnadzor and the prosecutor’s office regarding the court decision, which at the moment, due to the impossibility of technical blocking of Telegram and the fact that Telegram representatives began to actively cooperate in the fight against terrorism and drug addiction, it was possible to cancel the decision to block” - TASS quotes his words.

At the same time, he emphasized that the Ministry of Communications has never made attempts to block Telegram.

“It was a court decision, and the ministry did not take any part in this court either,” he added.

On June 18, Roskomnadzor announced that, in agreement with the Prosecutor General’s Office, it decided to remove the requirements to restrict access to Telegram. 

Telegram founder Pavel Durov commented on this decision.