This is a very important observation. What makes it worrying is that if you consider the situation in a vacuum and apply game theory. Theoretically, the French leadership cannot slip up and they expect support from EU member states, a situation in which Pavel is released and there is a realization in the air that he has been treated unfairly - takes away power, power that visionary leaders will not let go, right or wrong - the precedent is likely to be this:
- A guilty verdict…next, an exchange.
- A more productive fight against the lack of backdoors and encryption keys to monitor for National Security and Intelligence.
Like a show lynching, They may refuse to swap Durov for 5-10 years.
That will show that the hope of a quick exchange with non-cooperative behavior is not to be expected.