Croatia added to Russia's list of hostile countries

In a decree signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Slovakia, and Slovenia have been formally added to its official list of hostile countries.

"The list approved by the government is not final and could be expanded given the continued hostile actions of foreign states against Russian missions abroad," the Russian government said in a statement.

Croatian President Zoran Milanović on Friday commented on the Russian government's decision to include Croatia on its list of hostile countries.

"We are not at war, but this has been going on for months. We are on hostile terms with Russia. We are not in it so actively like other countries that are de facto at war. This is a very dangerous situation that threatens to evolve into something enormous. I hope it does not," Milanović said.

For his part, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković simply said that Croatia was "in good company".

All five countries added to the list on Friday are members of the European Union and NATO.