"The Consulate General staff will meet with them [detainees] and their lawyers today. They should receive a copy of the sentence, and only then we will think about other things," Parinov told RIA Novosti.
Earlier in the day, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said that the Russian consular services were working on legally assisting the Russians detained in France.
On Thursday, a French court sentenced three Russian nationals to prison terms ranging from one to two years over their role in the violence that unfolded in Marseille.
On June 11, the Russian national football team played in a draw with England in the French city of Marseille. After the game, clashes between Russian and English fans erupted at the stadium and in the port town. As a result, at least 30 people were injured. Following the incident, 20 Russian fans were placed in a deportation center.
