The corresponding statement is published on the site of Engel.

“We also urge President Trump and his administration ... to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible for these gross human rights violations in Russia,” the text says.

Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin linked unauthorized actions in Moscow with the electoral cycle.

He noted that no one has the right to violate the law and bring the situation to absurdity.

He also compared the scale of the protests in the Russian capital and Europe.

Rallies not coordinated with the authorities, organized by unregistered candidates for deputies of the Moscow City Duma, took place in Moscow on July 14 and 27, as well as on August 3.

In this regard, the Kremlin drew attention to attempts to organize unrest.