French public officials and other sources detail how Mistral's rise over the past three years owes much to the privileged relationship it built with Macron
Mistral has forged unrivaled ties with the French presidency. Now, Emmanuel Macron is departing. — in Paris
Emmanuel Macron joins growing European criticism of Musk, says “the owner of one of the world's largest social networks” is “intervening directly in elections”
French president accuses world's richest man of intervening directly in continent's democratic processes
Sources: Emmanuel Macron invited Pavel Durov to move Telegram to Paris in 2018; in 2017, a joint operation between French and UAE spies hacked Durov's iPhone
Pavel Durov had lunch with the French president six years ago. His phone was hacked the previous year by French and U.A.E. spies.
Telegram is avidly used within political and media circles in France, including by President Emmanuel Macron, who has used the messaging app for nearly a decade
PARIS — Open the Telegram chat of anyone in the French political orbit and you'll notice lawmakers, cabinet members and presidential advisers online or recently connected.