Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that Montenegrin PM's statements about Russian involvement in opposition protests in his country are "quite strange."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that Montenegrin PM's statements about Russian involvement in opposition protests in his country are "quite strange."
Source: Tanjug
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"We think about them the same you do - as you said yourself, these are quite strange statements (...) It is a well-known form of entertainment for many countries to look for a devil everywhere and continue demonizing Russia," said Peskov in reply to a reporter's question.
President Vladimir Putin's press secretary, at the same time, said Russia "hopes that common sense will prevail and realistic assessments will dominate," TASS reported.
The Russian state news agency said in its report that last weekend opposition protested in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica against the policy of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, in particular, against joining NATO. Protesters demanded Djukanovic's resignation and the forming of a transitional government, and tried to break into the parliament building, throwing firecrackers and bottles at the police, after which the police used tear gas and stun grenades. TASS also said that 15 policemen and 24 protesters were injured.
The Moscow-based daily Kommersant writes, under the headline, "Foiled Coup," that "taking into account the position of Russia towards violent overthrowing of regimes, it would be illogical to now provide even the moral support to the protests in Montenegro."
Djukanovic said yesterday in a statement for Croatia's public broadcaster HRT that "an attempt to endanger the constitutional order of Montenegro" had taken place, "with a clear ambition to come to a violent change of government and revise the strategic direction of the state policy of Montenegro."
Furthermore, according to him, the protesters "want to annul the results of the democratic referendum from 2006 in order to eliminate the possibility that Montenegro as an independent state chooses its own policy and to, of course, return to the gravitational field of policies from the neighborhood, and from more distant addresses, who not want to manage not only Montenegro, but also the region. "
Asked whether he was talking about Russia "and certain right-wing structures in Serbia," Djukanovic said there was "no doubt about it."
"Equally there is no doubt that Russia had and still has an active role in organizing the protests against the government in Podgorica," he said, as reported by HRT on its website.
Any Serbian who does not respect and totally love Mother Russia, shame and may very bad fortune come to them!!!
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 26 October 2015 16:08)
Like Russia has never bullied smaller countries. I agree with muzik Peskov that to say that Russia would want a bankrupt state like Montenegro as a burden would be absurd.
(inflatexselfworth, 26 October 2015 16:37)
Monte negrins deserve and will be in NATO organisation very soon.
It's powerless USSR idea to use some of its criminal (money deal) to destabilise the country but - no success.. Government should be hard pressed as it is already doing. Our friend monte negro will have full of our support.
(Naim, 26 October 2015 16:55)
Oh I forgot, they already got their dictator Milo in power during the Milosevic years.
No need to pretend to be spreading "democracy" in this country. It's already a puppet that rigs elections and works against its own population for interest of its masters.
The only problem is, the people are waking up. And even the US can't stop people who are determined to take back their country. This wouldn't be the first time, or last.
(Euro, 26 October 2015 21:26)
Any Serbian who does not respect and totally love Mother Russia, shame and may very bad fortune come to them!!!
(Dragoljub Djurkovic, 26 October 2015 16:08)
hahaha, and where will you end up? Watch out, there is a hell, and I think you will end up right there.
(observer, 27 October 2015 11:01)
The Moscow-based daily Kommersant writes, under the headline, "Foiled Coup," that "taking into account the position of Russia towards violent overthrowing of regimes, it would be illogical to now provide even the moral support to the protests in Montenegro."
Yes, it's illogical, because Russia never supported ethnic separatists in other countries, not moral, and never with weapons, tanks, missiles, BUKs, did it?
P.S: I heard a number of Russian soldiers like to spend their 'holidays' at the Montenegrin sea.
(Comm. Parrisson, 29 October 2015 13:56)