“The Russian Foreign Ministry is monitoring the situation with the Russian citizen detained in Denmark in July this year.
on charges of working for the Russian special services, ”Zakharova said.
It is noted that the Russian does not admit his guilt, he was provided with a lawyer.
"We regard the arrest and the ongoing trial as another stage of anti-Russian hysteria on the part of Copenhagen," she said.
According to her, such unsubstantiated accusations resemble a "witch hunt" and jeopardize the activities of Russian specialists in Denmark.
Earlier, the Danish prosecutor's office brought charges of espionage against a Russian residing in the country.