On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the French ambassador to Moscow to voice protest over the "discriminatory measures" taken by French authorities against Russian nationals.
Earlier this week, head of Russian Union of Fans Alexander Shprygin said French police blocked Russian football supporters in a bus on their way to the French northern city of Lille, where the Russian national team currently plays against Slovakia.
On June 11, the Russian national football team met England in the UEFA Euro-2016 tournament in France. Following the match, which ended in a draw, about 30 Russian fans gained access to an area of the Marseille stadium with English fans, having broken through a security cordon. Violence ensued and security forces had to separate the rival groups.
