French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended his decision to grant French citizenship to Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging app, Telegram.
Durov received French nationality in 2021 via a special process reserved for those deemed to have made a special contribution to France.
Granting Durov French nationality was “good for our country,” Macron said.
He also mentioned Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, who like Durov won French citizenship via the process for ”merited…