During a press conference on 23rd of December, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke about the ethical boundaries of creative expression. He stressed that Russians belonging to different religions tend to respect each other's interests and traditions.

"Insults against the Prophet Muhammad – what is it? Is this creative freedom? I think not. This is a violation of freedom of religion and a violation of the holy feelings of people who profess Islam, and this brings to life other, even more acute and extremist manifestations," the President of Russia is convinced.

He reiterated his unshakable position: Russia was developing as a multinational and multi-confessional state, and Russians are used to basically treat each other's interests and traditions with respect. "This is indeed a very powerful base of existence, a solid basis for the existence of Russia as a multinational state. It is felt that in other countries we observe a shortage of such a culture of communication. Why should we transfer this deficiency, as an immunodeficiency, to our environment, to our society?" the Russian leader asked himself. Vladimir Putin stressed that "these should be internal restrictions" dictated by the desire "not to harm people."