NATO’s youngest member claimed it had a ‘history and tradition and peaceful politics’ and pledged permanent friendship to the US, after President Donald Trump called Montenegro’s people ‘aggressive’ and capable of starting WWIII. “Montenegro is proud of its history and tradition and peaceful politics that led to the position of a stabilizing state in the […]
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Man kills himself after throwing explosive device at a closed US embassy in Montenegro
Stevo Vasiljevic/Reuters The US Embassy in Montenegro cautioned people that there is an “active security situation.” The embassy’s statement comes amid reports of a grenade attack on Wednesday night. The US embassy in Montenegro cautioned people that there is an “active security situation” in the capital of Podgorica on Wednesday night after a man threw […]
US Embassy in Montenegro issues alert about ‘active security situation’
Published time: 22 Feb, 2018 03:05 Edited time: 22 Feb, 2018 03:24 The US mission in the capital of Montenegro has urged people to avoid the area amid unconfirmed reports of a grenade attack in the vicinity of the diplomatic premises. “The US Embassy in Podgorica advises US citizens there is an active security situation […]
Eurovision 2017 BACKLASH as Montenegro favourite fails to make it through to grand finale
Slavko Kalezic represented his country by singing new song Space at the first semi-final in Kiev. The performer was compared to 2014 winner Conchita Wurst for his gender-bending routines. His song, Space, features lyrics which challenge traditional, binary notions of gender and comes with a music video featuring Slavko wearing a long blue skirt and […]
The darling buds of May: Montenegro, Morocco and more
GETTY Montenegro has plenty of choice for a multi-activity holiday for all ages MONTENEGRO Why now? Rivers, seas and slopes at their most inviting and least crowded Mini-sized Montenegro squeezes a lot of good stuff into its compact proportions – all the more reason to visit before peak season as there’s limited space to go […]
Montenegro defies democracy by ratifying NATO membership without referendum – Moscow
The ratification of Montenegro’s NATO membership by a parliamentary vote instead of a referendum is a violation of democratic norms, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said, adding that Moscow reserves the right to protect its national security after the move. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has expressed “deep regret that the current leadership of [Montenegro] and its Western backers […]
‘The senator from Kentucky is now working for Putin’: John McCain slams Rand Paul for blocking Montenegro from joining NATO
Win McNamee/Getty Images Republican Sen. John McCain slammed his GOP colleague, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, on Wednesday after Paul blocked the passage of a treaty that would allow Montenegro to move forward with joining NATO, Defense News’ Joe Gould reported. “The senator from Kentucky is now working for Putin,” McCain said after Paul entered the Senate […]
Lavrov dismisses allegations that Russia plotted Montenegro coup as ‘unsubstantiated’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov slammed recent allegations that Russian authorities were involved in last year’s coup attempt in Montenegro as unsubstantiated. Read more This comes after British newspaper the Telegraph published a report on Sunday which claimed Moscow had conspired to overthrow Montenegro’s government. Senior UK government sources claimed that Russia plotted to assassinate […]
‘Fake news recycling’: Russian Embassy calls out UK media over ‘Montenegro coup plot’ report
The Russian Embassy in London has rejected as pure innuendo a report in The Telegraph which claimed Moscow had conspired to overthrow Montenegro’s government during the 2016 poll, describing the report as recycled “fake news.” “As usual, no evidence, pure innuendo,” the Russian mission posted on Twitter in response to the Telegraph’s lengthy article that […]
Montenegro parliament strips 2 anti-NATO lawmakers of immunity
The Montenegrin parliament has voted to strip two anti-NATO opposition parliamentarians of their immunity from prosecution citing involvement in a coup attempt last October. To avoid unrest, prosecutors assured protesters outside that the MPs are not facing immediate arrest. All 42 members of the 81-seat parliament who were present on Wednesday, approved a motion filed […]
