arXiv:2610.11614v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We give a direct information-theoretic proof of the Pl\"unnecke--Ruzsa inequalities for finite subsets of abelian groups. The argument rests on an elementary coupling inequality proved by maximizing joint entropy, without tensor powers or asymptotic constructions. It also yields Ruzsa's sumset triangle inequality and an extension to non-abelian groups.