According to him, there have not yet been any requests for early evacuation from Russian citizens.

“But the embassy is working with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the possibility of organizing a humanitarian flight to evacuate our compatriots.

So far, we have not received a response from the Danish side, ”RIA Novosti quotes the diplomat.

On February 28, the Ural Airlines plane en route to the Portuguese island of Madeira, on which tourists were supposed to return to Russia, was deployed in the air after the announcement of the closure of airspace.

Since February 28, the European Union has banned Russian aircraft from landing, taking off or flying over its territory.

Prior to this, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Austria, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, Canada, France, Cyprus and a number of other countries announced the closure of airspace for Russian airlines.