In the wake of the conflict

“I accept full responsibility for this publication and deeply regret that it caused pain to my Muslim brothers. I declare that all this was categorically not my intention,” Roman Silantiev said today in an interview with Interfax. Silantiev emphasized that when writing the book he acted as an independent expert, and therefore did not consider it necessary to first coordinate its text with the leadership of the Moscow Patriarchate and the presidium of the Interreligious Council of Russia.