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Six Russian diplomats are declared 'Non grata' in Montenegro, the investigation into spies continues

2022-09-29 20:28:37Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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6 Russian diplomats are declared 'Non grata' in Montenegro

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro has announced that six Russian diplomats accredited in Podgorica have been declared non-women.

In their post on Twitter, it is stated that they are declared non-grata "due to activities that are contrary to the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations and the relationship of mutual appreciation and respect between the two countries".

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Ranko Krivokapic, has stated on Thursday that the state authorities are making the biggest arrest of suspected Russian spies in Montenegro.

According to him, dozens of people have been arrested in Podgorica and the action is still ongoing.

He said that considering the size of the state of Montenegro, this is one of the largest arrest actions in NATO countries.

According to the unofficial information of Radio Free Europe, in the action of the National Security Agency, as well as the State Special Prosecutor's Office, among the arrested are Montenegrin citizens, including an official of the state administration, as well as some Russian citizens.

The outgoing Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovic, has welcomed the action of the Special State Prosecutor's Office, saying that "it is an international action".

According to him, it is being realized with the partners of Montenegro and aims to "preserve national interests".

Earlier in the day, it was announced that the raids began at the request of the Special State Prosecutor's Office, under suspicion of the criminal offense of espionage.

The news was confirmed for Radio Free Europe by the special prosecutor of this country, Vukas Radonjic.

"At the request of the Special State Prosecutor's Office and by order of the Supreme Court in Podgorica, the police are checking the homes and other spaces of some citizens, due to the well-founded suspicion that criminal offenses have been committed: creation of a criminal organization and espionage. So far, no one has been arrested", said Radonjic.

We recall that the National Security Agency has previously announced, unofficially, that Russian services were behind a powerful cyber attack that disabled the state's information technology infrastructure at the end of August this year.

The exact consequences of this attack are not yet known.

Prime Minister Abazovic did not confirm this information at that time.

Experts from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been engaged to assist Montenegro in the investigation of cyber attacks.

Diplomatic relations between Montenegro and Russia have deteriorated since 2014, when Podgorica supported European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow over its annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.

Montenegro has joined Western sanctions against Moscow and because of Russia's war in Ukraine, which began on February 24 of this year.

Russia has responded, declaring Montenegro an "unfriendly state".

In the last six months, official Podgorica has expelled six Russian diplomats for, as it has been said, activities that contravene the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations./REL


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