The French envoy was notified about “discrimination” towards Russian citizens, it said, adding that “further fanning of anti-Russian sentiments” could damage relations between France and Russia.
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The group are being expelled from France after violent clashes with England fans before last weekend’s Euro 2016 game between Russian Federation and England in Marseille.
“It was an absolutely unacceptable incident when a bus with more than 40 Russian fans was stopped by police”, Lavrov said referring to French police taking the group into custody.
Vladimir Putin has dismissed the clans that resulted after the Russian Federation v England match in Euro 2016. Over 30 people were reported to be hurt in clashes, with four people hospitalized after sustaining severe injuries.
Yesterday, UEFA said it was planning no Executive Committee meeting in the wake of overnight fan violence on the streets of Lille.
Five England fans were jailed for throwing bottles at police and a sixth jailed in connection with the violence.
The Kremlin has already summoned French ambassador to Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert for clarification over the arrests.
A man throws a chair as a small group of Russians provoke a group of England supporters in the centr …
On Saturday, Uefa formally opened a disciplinary case against the Croatian football federation for racism and fan disorder.
Croatian fans hurled flares on to the pitch in Saint Etienne in the 86th minute of the 2-2 draw with Czech Republic on Friday, while Turkish fans let off flares after their 3-0 defeat by Spain in Nice.
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic has called for a government session to discuss fan disturbances at the European Championship.
“We understand the man aged in his sixties collapsed during the game and was attended to by emergency services in the Stade de Lyon”.
“Today, the measure is very simple: flood the public space with police so that there is no room for any form of hooliganism”, Sports Minister Patrick Kanner said.
The French interior ministry also disclosed details of the policing operation throughout the first week of Euro 2016, saying 323 people had been detained, 196 jailed, eight convicted and 24 expelled from the country. UEFA fined Hungary 100,000 euros ($113,000) and ordered the national team to play two matches in an empty stadium. The only separation between the two groups of fans was a few local stewards and a piece of rope.
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English fans have been engaged in running battles with French police, who have used tear gas and pepper spray against them.
