That's not the case here though. Most of the communication on Telegram is not E2E Encrypted.
Even E2EE messaging service providers have to cooperate in terms of providing communication metadata and responding to takedown requests. Ignoring law enforcement lands you in a lot of shit everywhere, in Russia you'll just be landing out of a window.
These laws have applied for decades in some shape or form in pretty much all countries, so it shouldn't come as a surprise.
Even E2EE messaging service providers have to cooperate in terms of providing communication metadata and responding to takedown requests. Ignoring law enforcement lands you in a lot of shit everywhere, in Russia you'll just be landing out of a window.
These laws have applied for decades in some shape or form in pretty much all countries, so it shouldn't come as a surprise.