2024-08-27 16:48:16
Irina Bolgar explained that she met the Telegram founder in 2012. At the beginning of the following year, they lived together as a couple in Saint Petersburg, where their three children were born, she says on Instagram. In 2018, she moved to Western Europe with the children. “Although I lived in different countries, my relationship with Pavel remained familial. We remained a couple. Pavel came to Switzerland alone and with his mother Albina Alexandrovna and his brother Nikolai, we visited him in Dubai with our children and also spent time in other countries during the holidays, both with him and with his relatives,” said the lawyer.
Pavel Durov did not comment on Irina Bolgar’s statements. Instead, he reported shortly afterwards on Telegram that he had taken part in an anonymous sperm donor program – and that he already had 100 biological children in twelve countries. However, Irina Bolgar explained that her three children were conceived “naturally”. She knew about his sperm donation: “Since I did not see any risks for our family from his participation in this program, I had no objection,” she told Forbes.