Already on Sunday, Paris had recommended French citizens passing through Russia to leave the country.

“France has “strongly” asked its citizens on Thursday to leave Russia if their presence there was “not essential”.

This is following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and the closure of airspace between Russia and the European Union.

“In the context of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and following the imposition of international sanctions, we must increase our vigilance,” the foreign ministry wrote on its website.

Already on Sunday, Paris had recommended French citizens passing through Russia to leave the country.

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