Russia striker Artem Dzyuba has claimed England fans were just as much to blame as Russian supporters for the trouble in Marseille last week.
The Russian Football Union (RFU) has received a suspended disqualification from Euro 2016 - plus a fine of £118,000 - in relation to offences of crowd disturbances, use of fireworks and racist behaviour inside Marseille's Stade Velodrome in Saturday's 1-1 draw with England.
There were also running battles in the streets of Marseille ahead of the match and Dzyuba says England supporters could not be absolved from responsibility for the trouble in the stadium despite video evidence to the contrary.
"I don't really understand the reaction of the British media, who have this impression England supporters are like angels who just behave themselves," he said.
"You have to be objective, there is 50-50 in every conflict. I don't see that the Russians are the only ones at fault.
"Yes in those videos there was some aggression but we only saw fragments. Of course, we can all put fragments together and publish them."
Dzyuba also claimed the outcry over the Russian hooligans is a political stunt to stop the country hosting the 2018 World Cup.
"We can see the things the British media are talking about, saying they have to take the World Cup from Russia. This is about politics," he said.
Dzyuba has, however, warned Russian fans to start behaving themselves now as he believes it would be "stupid" if Russia were to be sent home from the tournament having had a warning.
"We don't want to be disqualified for this situation," he said. "Our supporters have to focus on supporting us and we have to show our best qualities.
"We want to be here and it would be a stupid thing and a big disappointment for the whole country if we go out.
"This is not a street fighting championship, it's the European football championship.
"We don't want things to be presented that there is a group of people trying to fight.
"Not only English and Russians, but other fans too. Please, let's focus on football."