Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has been known to be harsh ... sentenced to 14 years in prison for burning a copy of the Quran. About 15% of the Russian population is Islamic.

TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin received the Quran holy book as a gift during his visit to the Juma Mosque in Dagestan’s Derbent in the North Caucasus. "We gave our president the Quran ...

Putin held a meeting with the Chechen head on Thursday, September 28. On Monday, Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel that his son Adam had earlier beaten Zhuravel, accused of burning the Quran ...

The Russian intelligence primarily outlined plans to incite conflict with Turkey and ignite demonstrations following the burning of the Quran. Officially, Vladimir Putin underscored that Russia ...

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