Wednesday, February 22, 2017

#MONTENEGRO: Prosecutor Says Russian Government Was Behind 2016 Coup Attempt, Russia Denies

[world politics news]


Russia has struck back against allegations that it was involved in an attempted coup during Montenegro's election last year, ridiculing them as "absurd" and unsubstantiated. A Montenegrin prosecutor has accused "Russian state bodies" of playing a role in an attempted putsch with the aim of stopping the Balkan country from joining NATO. Plans were to shoot the prime minister and install a pro-Russian party as a puppet government, he said.

[FULL STORY HERE]

Pictured: Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đjukanović

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