At the annual extended press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that insulting Prophet Mohammed and posting Nazi photos on websites is not freedom of expression.

Putin said: He put Hitler on the "Immortal Regiment" website, Freedom of Opinion? Let's think about this side of the subject. An insult to the Prophet Muhammad. What is it? Is it freedom of opinion? "

He added: "It is not freedom of opinion but a violation of the freedom of religion and of the sacred feelings of those who embrace Islam."

In response to a question about the inability of major telecommunications companies to be in Crimea, Putin said, "This is linked to the sanctions imposed on Crimea by Western partners. I said it was strange, if someone thought Crimea was occupied, it meant that Crimea and its inhabitants were victims of aggression. If they join and voluntarily return to Russia through a referendum, this is a manifestation of democracy. What's the matter, is someone struggling with democracy? Answer no. There's one answer: they don't care about the interests of the Crimean population, neither Prussia nor democracy, they solve geopolitical issues. "

The West, with its sanctions against Crimea, was not interested in either the interests of its inhabitants or democracy.