“I couldn't ... Let's not forget that Russia is partly a Muslim country.
Up to 20 million Muslims live in Russia.
And in Russia, where, of course, Christianity is still the fundamental religion ... but the uniqueness of our country is in its multinationality and multi-confessional nature, ”Pekov said.
As the Kremlin spokesman noted, in Russia all confessions "live in full respect for each other."
“And therefore, the existence of such a publication is absolutely impossible in our country, including taking into account our current legislation,” he added.
Thus, he answered the question whether such a magazine as Charlie Hebdo could exist in Russia.
Earlier, the Turkish Foreign Ministry called the French Charge d'Affaires because of the cartoon of Charlie Hebdo.