Putin Kisses Holy Quran During Chechnya Visit, Video Goes Viral

Russian President Vladimir Putin was captured on video kissing the Holy Quran during a visit to a mosque in Chechnya, a moment that has since gone viral on social media.

According to the Daily Express, the gold-encrusted Quran was presented to the 71-year-old president as a gift from the “Prophet Jesus” mosque in Grozny, Chechnya, marking his first visit to the region in 13 years.

During his visit, Putin also met with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and toured the newly constructed mosque in Grozny, which aspires to become a prominent religious site for Muslims in the area.

The video shows Putin respectfully kissing the Quran upon receiving it and later posing for photos with Kadyrov, the sacred text still in hand.