Budanov answered a journalist in Russian at a press conference following negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
A Bloomberg journalist asked the head of the president's office a question in English. At the same time, Kirill Budanov asked in English to help him with the translation, and then said a few words in Russian.
"I understand, I need time," he explained.
The journalist also translated his question into Ukrainian, and Budanov answered in the same language.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Language Complaints, Elena Ivanovskaya, said Budanov would pay a fine for using the Russian language when communicating with residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.