Putin commented on the burning of the Koran in Sweden

Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the action with the burning of the Koran in Sweden, remembered Peter I. A fragment of the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin”, in which the head of state leaves the Juma mosque in Derbent, published journalist Pavel Zarubin in his Telegram channel.

“In Sweden, the Koran was burned again! <...> Peter the Great is not enough for them!” – said the President of the Russian Federation.

Putin visited the city of Derbent in Dagestan on June 28. As part of the working visit, the Russian leader held a meeting on the development of tourism in the North Caucasus, met with the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, and also visited the Juma mosque, where the Mufti presented him with a Koran as a gift.

Then the president notedthat in other countries “they do not respect the religious feelings of people and still say that this is not a crime.” He stressed that in Russia insulting religious feelings will always be a violation of the law.

On June 28, an immigrant from Iraq, Salvan Momika, held an action with the burning of the Koran on Medborjarplatsen square in the center of Stockholm. The demonstration took place on the day of Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays for Muslims. The action was coordinated with the Metropolitan Police. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson considered permission to hold this action is legal but inappropriate.

On June 29, the UAE Foreign Ministry summoned Swedish Ambassador Liselotte Anderson, expressing strong protest to her and condemning the action of burning the Koran. In addition, the Swedish ambassador was summoned to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. On the same day in Baghdad (capital of Iraq) passed protests over the burning of the Koran in Sweden. In particular, the demonstrators broke into the territory of the Swedish embassy. Iraqi Foreign Ministry demanded from the Swedish authorities to extradite the organizer of the action.