“All members of the Council of the State Duma, and they represent different political factions, are unanimous in their assessment of the decision of the ECHR.
This is the imposition of "values" alien to us.
We will not execute a decision that is contrary to the constitution, ”said Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house of parliament.
The statement emphasizes that the Russian side "does not accept unceremonious interference in internal affairs."
As reported by RIA Novosti, the ECHR published a message on its website in which it called unfair the refusal of same-sex couples to marry in Russia.
He also called for the introduction of a legal procedure in the country that would legalize such relations.
Later, the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov commented on the ECHR's call to legalize same-sex marriage in Russia.