At a meeting with the Security Council, Putin discussed the French experience of ensuring security at football

President Vladimir Putin discussed at a meeting with the Security Council the need to take into account France's experience in ensuring security at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Russia.

“There was a conversation about the need to learn lessons on security issues from the French experience of organizing football events in the context of the ongoing preparations for the World Cup in Russia in 2018,” RBC quoted presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov with reference to RIA Novosti.

On the morning of June 14, a bus carrying representatives of the All-Russian Fans Association and other fans of the Russian national football team was stopped in the suburbs of Cannes in France due to the riots that took place in Marseille. 43 Russian fans were arrested to establish their involvement in the clashes. Later, 11 of them were released .