Antonov's statement was published on the Russian diplomatic mission on Facebook.

He said that according to the embassy, ​​"in the United States there are more than 2 thousand Russian citizens who have expressed a desire to return home."

“Under the new conditions, we are rapidly restructuring our work from creating lists to providing targeted support to particularly needy compatriots,” the ambassador said.

He said the embassy “provided 51 Russians for a few days who simply had nowhere to go from JFK Airport in New York today.”

Earlier it was reported that the Russian Embassy in the United States will accommodate 51 Russians who stayed at the JFK Airport in New York after the flight was canceled to Moscow.

The Coronavirus Delivery and Spread Prevention Operational Headquarters said that Russia will suspend flights that are organized for the export of Russians to their homeland from 00:00 Moscow time on April 4.