In Lens, supporters of England and Wales applauded each other’s anthems before kick-off.
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French police stand guard outside the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne before the Euro 2016 Group F game between Portugal and Ireland June 14, 2016.
In an apparent swipe at Uefa – which has threatened to boot out both Russian Federation and England from the tournament but has only issued Russian Federation with a suspended disqualification – Mr Putin insisted all sports teams who violate the rules need to be treated equally.
Russian Federation has already been warned by the UEFA that it will be thrown out of the tournament if there was a repeat of violence, which marred the end of last Saturday’s match against England.
On Thursday, a French court jailed three Russian football supporters that were involved in the fan violence the country has seen since the tournament began.
Authorities in both England and Russian Federation have appealed for supporters to behave in the wake of disorder in Marseille.
The All-Russia Supporters’ Union is reportedly backed by Kremlin and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov denounced the detention of the fans.
Police made a total of 36 arrests Wednesday in Lille on a turbulent day interspersed with bursts of crowd trouble and a few fights.
The arrest of the Russians turned into a diplomatic incident on Wednesday when Moscow summoned France’s ambassador in protest.
One Frenchman will also face trial on the same charge. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
A ban on off-licences selling alcohol will also be in force in both cities between Tuesday evening and Friday morning.
Ben White, from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, said: “It is reassuring seeing the officers here”. I don’t think the French police expected the sheer amount of numbers we’ve brought.
“England and Wales will join together and the Russians will attack every British fan”, said Danny.
England fans have given a mixed reaction to policing in France after violence erupted on the streets of Lille, with tear gas being fired on groups of supporters.
A Russian far-right agitator was among 20 fans to be thrown out of France on Thursday as the city of Lens went into lockdown ahead of England’s next Euro 2016 match.
Many locals near the central Flandres train station were caught up in the situation as police managed to split the groups as more than 100 England fans were dispersed. This followed an altercation as tensions rose briefly in the city centre.
A group of five fans wearing Russian flags and shirts attempted to walk over to England fans outside the Trois Brasseurs pub in Lille.
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Police can be seen approaching the scene which is now reported to have calmed down.
