Makeyev was a part of the
Russia U-21 side that was competing in the
2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification. In March 2011, he was called up for the first time to the
Russia national football team. He made his national team debut on 29 March 2011 in a friendly against
Qatar after coming on as a half time substitute for
Yuri Zhirkov. After a period when he was not called up, he played for the national team once again on 18 November 2014 in a friendly against
Hungary. ==Personal life==