Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev expressed his condolences to Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Jan Jambon, in connection with the terrorist attacks in Brussels.
Patrushev "expressed his condolences in connection with the terrorist attacks which took place in Brussels on March 22 and stressed that terrorism is an evil that threatens all countries," RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Russian Security Council.
Patrushev also said that he considers these attacks to be a direct challenge to the world community.