Russian Ambassador Sergey Bazdnikin says that there is no threat of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis spilling over into the Western Balkans region and that Macedonia should not fear for its security.

Russia treats Macedonia as it has always treated it: with equality, mutual respect and taking care of mutual interests, Bazdnikin said in an interview with TV Sitel.

The ambassador also said that it is impossible for the crisis to spread to the Western Balkans, because the actions are taking place in Ukraine. He blamed the international community, saying “the supply of weapons to Ukraine is a direct threat to the security of Europe, including the Western Balkans.”

Those weapons could fall, he said, into the hands of terrorists and various criminal groups in the region and be used for their own purposes.

He said the list of enemy countries was issued by the Russian government following the unfriendly actions against the Russia.