Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Telegram Outages Spike in Kremlin's Push for Digital Control
March 20, 2026
March 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on March 19, 2026, by analyst Kassie Corelli in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Telegram Outages Spike in Kremlin's Push for Digital Control
Executive Summary:
* The Russian government widened restrictions on Telegram in February and March, beginning with slowed speeds. By mid-March, widespread Telegram outages have left the platform intermittently inaccessib . . .
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Telegram Outages Spike in Kremlin's Push for Digital Control
Executive Summary:
* The Russian government widened restrictions on Telegram in February and March, beginning with slowed speeds. By mid-March, widespread Telegram outages have left the platform intermittently inaccessib . . .