The issues of fascism and xenophobia are, of course, more acute in Russia, than in other CE member countries, said Head of the International Committee of the Russian State Duma Constantine Kosachev. In his words, it is necessary to pay attention to conclusions of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and «challenge it in no circumstances.» «It is hard to deny that xenophobia, extremism and nationalism problems are urgent for Russia. Solving nationalism and xenophobia problems is in our interest first of all,» said Kosachev.

In his turn, Secretary General of the Union of Journalists of Russia Igor Yakovekno supposes that European Commission calls should be addressed to the executive and law-enforcement bodies first of all. In his opinion, they are just those, who «do not implement laws or implement them selectively.» Specifically, he noted «that in Russia even a person, who committed murder on racial ground, is judged for hooliganism, while for posting up transparencies one gets three years,» BBC Russian Service writes.