According to her, the Russian side has consistently adhered to the position that the involvement of the courts is "an extreme measure that can be used only in exceptional cases."

“On the one hand, this is motivated by the respectful attitude of our country towards international institutions, on the other, by the desire to find other, peaceful means of resolving disputes outside the courtroom,” she said during a briefing.

According to Zakharova, all patience comes to an end.

The complaint against Ukraine to the ECHR was filed on the basis of Article 33 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and contains information about a number of violations by official Kiev. Among them is the responsibility of the Ukrainian authorities for the death of civilians, illegal imprisonment and cruel treatment of people, including the events of the "Maidan" in Kiev, in the House of Trade Unions in Odessa and in the Donbass during the so-called anti-terrorist operation, and others.