The European Union and the United States, after suppressing protests on January 23, stated that the restriction of the main freedoms was ongoing in Russia

After the strict actions of the Russian authorities against participants in mass protests held on Saturday, January 23, in 110 Russian cities , the European Union and the United States made official statements.

The Supreme Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrel condemned the actions of the Kremlin when dispersing the shares of supporters of Alexei Navalny. The head of European diplomacy called the use of the police "disproportionate" and noted that on Monday, January 25, the EU foreign ministers will discuss the further steps of Brussels in connection with the current situation, Euronews reports.

Britain and the USA also condemned police violence in Russia. The US State Department urged all the detained participants in mass shares in Russian cities on Saturday January 23, as well as Alexei Navalny.

The United States strongly condemn the tough tactics of treating protesters and journalists. Previously, the Russian government sought to suppress the right of citizens to peaceful meetings and freedom of expression, arresting potential participants in shares in advance. Now, Washington is considering the arrest of oppositionist Alexei Navalny and suppressing protest actions as “anxious signs of further” restrictions on civil society and fundamental freedoms.

As emphasized in the statement of the US State Department , the right of Russians to peaceful meetings and participation in free and fair elections is enshrined not only in the Constitution of the country, but also in the obligations of Russia to the OSCE, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its international obligations on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

"We urge the Russian authorities to free all those who were detained for the merely exercising of their rights and to the immediate and unconditional liberation of Alexei Navalny," the State Department said in a statement.

Washington calls for Russia to fully cooperate with the international community in the investigation of Alexei Navalny’s poisoning and explain in a way that deserves to be trustworthy - the use of chemical weapons in Russia.

The United States, together with their allies and partners in the protection of human rights, will continue to defend human rights, wherever they are threatened - whether in Russia or other countries, the US Department of State says.

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the United States of promoting street violence in Russia

In turn, the US Foreign Ministry accused the United States of interfering in the internal affairs of Russia and encouraging protests in Russia, which take a violent form.

This statement was made after representatives of the US Embassy published on social networks maps of protest routes in Russian cities. "The US Embassy in Moscow is not the first to demonstrate the neglect of diplomatic norms and rules, actively posting messages on social networks in support of inconsistent protest actions in Russian cities," the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday evening in the internal affairs of Russia. "

In fact, it is believed in the Russian foreign policy, "we are talking about encouraging violent actions, hypocritically declared by peaceful protest, in which the organizers cynically involve even minors."

"The US authorities should deal with their own problems, including overcoming a deep split in American society, generated by social injustice, inequality and persecution of dissent. Attempts by American diplomacy, ignoring all decency, actually to incite radical elements are doomed to failure and will have negative consequences for bilateral relations," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The department emphasized that "the leadership of the US Embassy will have a serious conversation in the Russian Foreign Ministry."