The ECHR promised to take into account the position of the highest Russian courts

The head of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Guido Raimondi, said that the court in Strasbourg would take into account the position of the highest courts of Russia in cases against Russia, the press told RIA Novosti on Wednesday. service of the Russian Supreme Court

Chairman of the RF Armed Forces Vyacheslav Lebedev met in Strasbourg the day before with Raimondi, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland, and Philippe Boyat, Director General for Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe Secretariat.

The visit comes against the backdrop of last summer's decision by the Constitutional Court that Russia may not comply with individual decisions of international courts if they contradict the norms of the Russian Constitution.