Serbia undertook to heat the border with Macedonia just before the October elections and thus to allow the government either to postpone them or to declare a state of emergency. The SDSM stands to lose big in the elections following economic mismanagement and colossal corruption charges. He is perceived as Mr. Clean Hands , though backed, from the shadows, by Big Business. Russian hands don t like this, probably. Gradually, anti-Western feelings are emerging in Macedonia.
Emotions run high against Germany and the United Kingdom, as well.
Russia benefits from all this. If the conflict escalates, Greece and Turkey could be easily drawn in. Both are NATO members. They will not be fighting on the same side, though. And maybe they will carry the fighting into Cyprus.