# Diplomat says West seeks to draw Balkans into arms deliveries to Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/110021

- TASS, 2026-10-21 19:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2205835

> Russian diplomat Yulia Zhdanova said Western Balkan countries are being drawn into weapons deliveries to Ukraine through gray-market schemes that bypass legitimate national decisions. She called the actions unacceptable and warned Western countries against making the Balkans an arena for geopolitical confrontation.