Russia’s reaction to the burning of the Holy Quran: an Islamophobic act

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova made remarks on current affairs at a press conference in the capital Moscow.

Responding to an AA reporter’s question about Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the far-right Danish Strict Direction Party, about the burning of the Koran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Zaharova reacted to this event, saying: “The party The Russian considers this event an Islamophobic act.” she used the phrase.

Zaharova said: “These insulting actions, as expected, received a strong reaction from the Islamic world, including the Russian Muslim community. This is a problem for all healthy and normal people, not just for the world of Islam, Christianity and world religion. This is the problem of Western man, who first adopted freedom and democracy as a religion. he said.

“THIS PERSON SHOULD BURN HIS OWN MONEY”

Emphasizing that the burning of the Quran is a “wrong” act, Zaharova continued as follows:

“On what basis do they destroy values ​​that have been created and preserved by humans for thousands of years? This applies not only to the Holy Quran, but also to Christian values ​​and holy relics. This person (Paludan) had to burn something that belonged to him, his own money. That would be an honest move. He is not the one who wrote the Qur’an. It is completely wrong to destroy something that belongs to another person, to present it as freedom. If this person first created something and then destroyed it, then we would see that freedom did not let him down.”

Noting that Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström described the event as “freedom of speech”, Zaharova stressed that “the Swedish government is trying to hide behind statements about freedom.”

“They like to teach everyone to respect human rights and freedoms, they shout that they are democratic from all corners. But in reality, Stockholm in particular does not respect either legitimate foreign governments or the world’s religions.” he said.

“GERMANY COMPLETELY LOSES ITS STRENGTH WITH THE TANK DECISION”

Assessing Germany’s decision to supply 14 Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine, Zaharova said: “On the day the decision on the delivery of Leopard tanks will be made. Because this date showed that Germany lost its sovereignty completely. Scholz (German Chancellor) signed a rejection of independent German foreign policy forever, renouncing what his predecessors had built during the years after World War II. saying.

“Any Western weapon sent to Ukraine becomes a legitimate target for the Russian Armed Forces. Sending in tanks does not change the situation in favor of the Kyiv administration, but raises the conflict with our Western country and people to a new level.” he said.

“STOLTENBERG STATEMENTS, DUPLICITY AND LIES”

Referring to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s statement that “the alliance is not a party to the conflicts in Ukraine,” Zaharova stressed that this is “hypocrisy” and “a lie.”

Noting that Western countries provide military and material support to Ukraine, Zakharova said that “NATO and the West are actually fighting Russia with the Kyiv regime, therefore they are manipulating it with peace negotiations.”

“THE EU MISSION SHOULD NOT SERVE ELITATIONAL GROUPS POLITICALLY”

Regarding the decision of the European Union (EU) to establish a civilian mission in Armenia, Mariya Zaharova said:

“Such missions must work for the interests of the countries to which they are sent, not serve political elite groups, but must work for the main issue, namely peace in the region. All of this raises a big question mark when military political blocs begin to operate only under the guise of political institutions with an extremely aggressive military character.”

“SHOCKING ARMED ATTACK”

Ministry spokeswoman Zaharova also made a statement on the Telegram channel, stressing that the armed attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran was “shocking.”

Zaharova said: “We express our condolences to our Azerbaijani colleagues and offer our support.” she used the phrase. (AA)