“We must accustom Europeans to the fact that Russia will defend its interests, including through international judicial institutions ... Russia must learn to file such complaints quickly, as soon as some controversial event arises, and not only against Ukraine ", - said the senator in an interview with the publication" Vzglyad ".

As for Kiev's reaction to Russia's complaint to the ECHR, then, according to Klimov, they will pretend that this step will not take on real significance.

“Most likely, they will treat this as a propaganda activity that Russia allegedly carries out.

But this was not done for Kiev.

This is done to ensure that the international community is correctly oriented in the political situation, ”the interlocutor concluded.

Earlier, Russia's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky, spoke about the process of considering Russia's interstate complaint against Ukraine in the ECHR.