Isn’t that the entire job description of being a Russian ambassador?
Sorry, my mistake. They also spy, conduct information warfare, spread misinformation etc.
Russia is such a fucking degenerate state man, not that we even needed any more confirmation of that
If it works as well as it did deterring Finland and Sweden to enter NATO…
Join the EU, fuck Russian foreign policy. Its always the abuser unhappy their abused is waking up. Straight up disgusting over how much influence Russian politics wants to have on FREE CHOICES OF SOVEREIGN NATIONS
Totally normal Russian behaviour once again
What did he say?
“We tried to do a coup in your country in 2016 to try to stop y’all from joining NATO and by jove we’ll try again to try to stop you from joining the EU!”
?
Wait until he learns what currency montenegro is using. Hint: it’s not russia rubles.
Never forget Russia thought they could take Ukraine in three days and didn’t think to take diesel.
Putin’s Russia’s power is in everyone’s inability to club together as one and collectively and kick the Steven Seagal of the East.
Seventh Dan in Bullshito. Black Belt in Porigami. He has 12 yellow belts in plastic surgery, one for each such clone.
Montenegro should turf them all out and be the first. Most, if not all, other countries would probably follow suit in solidarity.
Then Putin really would shit himself as it would cost them shitloads of money and administration to operate in other countries.
We all need to make a new superceding “Fuck You Accord” to Russia until it sorts it’s shit out and someone give the almighty Uncle Fester karaoke a Caesar salad.
Threatening Montenegrins could backfire
The fuck you gonna do it about it Puti?
What else is Montenegro supposed to do exactly? Join the Union State with Russia and Belarus?
Thai people in Reddit just love Russia/Putin, go check it out.
What are you gonna do? gonna invade? gonna bring out Medvedev to threaten with nukes?
Oh wow, I am from Montenegro and this is the first time I hear of this incident.
Guess I should pay more attention to news outlets lmao
I mean Russia have done coup attempts against the country 🤷🏽
Guck Russia and the little boy in charge!
European countries that are eager to join the EU, where the populace in the majority wants to join the Union, should be given top priority.
Serbia wants to take over Montenegro, so it is not a big surprise.
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Ukraine is a fine example of not listening to Russia when it threatens you about joining the EU and/or NATO. If you’re being threatened by Russia in any way, join NATO. It’s that simple.
Russia is playing the long game in Montenegro, and NATO would do well to pay attention. Since 2016, it has used cyberattacks and coup attempts to redirect Podgorica toward its influence, and most recently, it landed a key ally in a powerful government position. Montenegro drifting toward Russia would not only mean a weaker NATO flank, but also losing a strategically placed ally that has become a strong regional leader in cybersecurity.
Can you pls write down what exactly he is threatening them with? It’s not like Moscow can send some troops across the Balkans or do much financial harm if the country is in the EUs common market
I’m wondering why they won’t let countries join the EU just to spread the Russian influence inside the bloc, resulting in making it explode from the inside. That’d be very Russian. Or maybe that’s what happening now. They threaten but in fact they count on this happening.
Article:
>The statement of the Russian ambassador to Montenegro, Vladislav Maslenikov, that the expansion of the European Union to the Western Balkans means drawing those countries into a confrontation with Russia, is unfounded and incorrect, the European Union told Radio Free Europe (RSE).
>
>The US State Department told RFE/RL that it is precisely Russia’s malignant influence in the Western Balkans that indicates the urgency and importance of the accession of the Balkan states to the EU.
>
>Namely, in an interview with the Russian newspaper “Izvestija”, which was published on the website of the Russian Embassy, Maslenikov for the first time explicitly “threatened” confrontation with the countries of the Western Balkans because of their European path. Until now, Russia has only considered the expansion of NATO as a threat.
>
>”We did not oppose the previous waves of expansion. Now the situation is different, the EU is different, it has mutated in support of NATO, implements an aggressive anti-Russian line and actively participates in the hybrid confrontation with our country. Accordingly, the expansion of the EU to the Balkans means drawing the countries of the region into a confrontation with Russia,” explained Maslenikov.
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>RSE sent a request for comment to the Government of Montenegro, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of European Integration, but no reply was received.
>
>Of the officials, only Defense Minister Dragan Krapović identified himself at the press conference on February 22, saying that this is nothing new:
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>”Russia continuously tries to undermine the European path of the region towards the EU through various types of influence. For the Government, it is not of any crucial importance for us to discuss it”.
>
>EU reaction: Russia is the only one seeking confrontation with Europe
>
>Russian Ambassador Maslenikov, in accordance with the Kremlin’s usual policy, twists the facts and invents connections between unrelated issues, EU spokesman Peter Stano told RSE.
>
>”EU enlargement is a policy that concerns only the EU and the countries that aspire to join it, it has nothing to do with Russia. Therefore, Russia has no right or reason to comment on the political decisions of sovereign states”.
>
>As he states, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine shows a classic example of imperial and colonial aggression, denying countries the freedom to choose where they want to belong.
>
>”The only one who seeks confrontation with Europe is Russia, because it does not want to accept that the world of the 21st century is a world of freedom of choice and independence of states”.
>
>By the way, in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine, the European Union introduced 13 packages of sanctions to Russia, covering a wide range of areas, including trade, finance, technology, visas.
>
>Montenegro, which is a candidate for membership, harmonized its foreign policy with the EU regarding sanctions
>
>Maslenikova’s messages are proof of Russian fear
>
>Ivana Stradner , a research associate at the Foundation for the Protection of Democracy from Washington, tells RFE/RL that such messages indicate official Moscow’s fear that the entry of the Western Balkan countries into the EU would reduce Russian influence in the region.
>
>”Although Russian President Vladimir Putin would be happy to have his proxies in the EU, such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán , who supports the admission of Serbia in order to expand the circle of authoritarian allies and continue to undermine the unity of the Union”.
>
>She was not surprised by the Russian ambassador’s message because, as she states, Moscow still plays a major role in the political processes in Montenegro.
>
>”If Russia openly opposed Montenegro’s entry into NATO and since then has not stopped interfering in its internal politics and undermining its system, it is natural that it also opposes the expansion of the EU.”
>
>The ‘most explicit threats’ so far
>
>Maslenikov’s messages were expected, even though they were explicit for the first time, Montenegrin diplomat and former ambassador Željko Perović told RSE :
>
>”Subtle pressures have been going on for a long time, but now Maslenikov, mentioning the possibility of confrontation between the Balkan countries and Russia, is the most explicit in these threats.”
>
>Perović believes that the timing of the statement is not accidental either.
>
>”The Russian army is advancing in Ukraine, and thus the tensions in the Western Balkans, the most vulnerable area, are synchronically increasing.”
>
>Perović expects that the Government and the state leadership will clearly define themselves according to the threatening messages of the Russian ambassador.
>
>”I expect that Prime Minister Spajić and President Milatović, I deliberately exclude the Speaker of the Assembly Andrija Mandić, will make great efforts to thwart such a thing. Both of them have their mouths full of the EU and NATO, so I expect them to act accordingly”.
>
>He does not rule out new pressures and threats, but, as he states, the course and epilogue depends on the authorities, stressing that Prime Minister Spajić’s lack of interest in important state issues is unacceptable.
>
>Perović believes that Moscow wants to speed up the processes of creating a “Serbian world” that is “under the direct influence of the Kremlin”.
>
>The term “Serbian world” refers to the ideology of uniting all Serbs wherever they live. It was created on the model of the “Russian world”, which served to spread culture outside of Russia, everywhere where the Russian language is spoken.
>
>Official Moscow is in close political relations with the bearers of the “Serbian world” ideology, such as Milorad Dodik , the president of Republika Srpska, one of BiH. entity, and the former Minister of Defense of Serbia, Aleksandar Vulin .
>
>Dodik and Vulin are under US sanctions, the former due to secessionist claims and the latter due to, among other things, ties to Moscow.
>
>Both Perović and Stradner cite as the most drastic example of Russian interference the attempted “coup d’état” on election day, October 2016, with the aim of preventing Montenegro from joining NATO.
Looks like someone’s angling for an expulsion
“Don’t you join the EU or we send in our army to embarrass itself… again”
Also water is wet
Montenegro is already a NATO member, and it’s not really reachable from Russia anyway. What’s the point of even caring about this…?
Isn’t a popular Pro EU movement gaining momentum exactly the reason that Russia invaded Ukraine? Hopefully Montenegro has the good sense to ignore Russia and do whatever it damn well pleases that it’s own national interests.
Ukraine war has done wonders for nato membership increase.
Next in line for denazification by the Putin regime.
Stab that mofo in the neck already. these people are not ambassadors they are spies who want to create unrest and discord in their host countries. especialy in east europe.
A great way to draw confidence to yours “*mladshiye brat’ya*”.
Another day, another threat by Russia.
I still can’t figure out why countries dont just expell entire Ruzzian embassies. You catch half of the staff spying, killing people or in some cases even doing literal terrorism and blowing up ammo depots and factories and you are like “those few guys have to leave, don’t send anyone else who will do that”. If I was a president I’d send the Kremlin a nice message saying: Fuck you, you have 24h to remove all of your diplomats and employees from here or they will be arrested. I get that there’s some diplomatic bullcrap in play, but honestly they basically did something that could be used as a casus belli, not something unimportant.
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At this point….puppet
Isn’t that the entire job description of being a Russian ambassador?
Sorry, my mistake. They also spy, conduct information warfare, spread misinformation etc.
Russia is such a fucking degenerate state man, not that we even needed any more confirmation of that
If it works as well as it did deterring Finland and Sweden to enter NATO…
Join the EU, fuck Russian foreign policy. Its always the abuser unhappy their abused is waking up. Straight up disgusting over how much influence Russian politics wants to have on FREE CHOICES OF SOVEREIGN NATIONS
Totally normal Russian behaviour once again
What did he say?
“We tried to do a coup in your country in 2016 to try to stop y’all from joining NATO and by jove we’ll try again to try to stop you from joining the EU!”
?
Wait until he learns what currency montenegro is using. Hint: it’s not russia rubles.
Never forget Russia thought they could take Ukraine in three days and didn’t think to take diesel.
Putin’s Russia’s power is in everyone’s inability to club together as one and collectively and kick the Steven Seagal of the East.
Seventh Dan in Bullshito. Black Belt in Porigami. He has 12 yellow belts in plastic surgery, one for each such clone.
Montenegro should turf them all out and be the first. Most, if not all, other countries would probably follow suit in solidarity.
Then Putin really would shit himself as it would cost them shitloads of money and administration to operate in other countries.
We all need to make a new superceding “Fuck You Accord” to Russia until it sorts it’s shit out and someone give the almighty Uncle Fester karaoke a Caesar salad.
Threatening Montenegrins could backfire
The fuck you gonna do it about it Puti?
What else is Montenegro supposed to do exactly? Join the Union State with Russia and Belarus?
Thai people in Reddit just love Russia/Putin, go check it out.
What are you gonna do? gonna invade? gonna bring out Medvedev to threaten with nukes?
Oh wow, I am from Montenegro and this is the first time I hear of this incident.
Guess I should pay more attention to news outlets lmao
I mean Russia have done coup attempts against the country 🤷🏽
Guck Russia and the little boy in charge!
European countries that are eager to join the EU, where the populace in the majority wants to join the Union, should be given top priority.
Serbia wants to take over Montenegro, so it is not a big surprise.
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Ukraine is a fine example of not listening to Russia when it threatens you about joining the EU and/or NATO. If you’re being threatened by Russia in any way, join NATO. It’s that simple.
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Putin is prepping his new speech:
You see when ancient Vikings along with 🦖 Rurik….
Montenegro is ancient Rus Land… because 🦖
[https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia-aims-montenegro](https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia-aims-montenegro)
Russia is playing the long game in Montenegro, and NATO would do well to pay attention. Since 2016, it has used cyberattacks and coup attempts to redirect Podgorica toward its influence, and most recently, it landed a key ally in a powerful government position. Montenegro drifting toward Russia would not only mean a weaker NATO flank, but also losing a strategically placed ally that has become a strong regional leader in cybersecurity.
Can you pls write down what exactly he is threatening them with? It’s not like Moscow can send some troops across the Balkans or do much financial harm if the country is in the EUs common market
I’m wondering why they won’t let countries join the EU just to spread the Russian influence inside the bloc, resulting in making it explode from the inside. That’d be very Russian. Or maybe that’s what happening now. They threaten but in fact they count on this happening.
Article:
>The statement of the Russian ambassador to Montenegro, Vladislav Maslenikov, that the expansion of the European Union to the Western Balkans means drawing those countries into a confrontation with Russia, is unfounded and incorrect, the European Union told Radio Free Europe (RSE).
>
>The US State Department told RFE/RL that it is precisely Russia’s malignant influence in the Western Balkans that indicates the urgency and importance of the accession of the Balkan states to the EU.
>
>Namely, in an interview with the Russian newspaper “Izvestija”, which was published on the website of the Russian Embassy, Maslenikov for the first time explicitly “threatened” confrontation with the countries of the Western Balkans because of their European path. Until now, Russia has only considered the expansion of NATO as a threat.
>
>”We did not oppose the previous waves of expansion. Now the situation is different, the EU is different, it has mutated in support of NATO, implements an aggressive anti-Russian line and actively participates in the hybrid confrontation with our country. Accordingly, the expansion of the EU to the Balkans means drawing the countries of the region into a confrontation with Russia,” explained Maslenikov.
>
>RSE sent a request for comment to the Government of Montenegro, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of European Integration, but no reply was received.
>
>Of the officials, only Defense Minister Dragan Krapović identified himself at the press conference on February 22, saying that this is nothing new:
>
>”Russia continuously tries to undermine the European path of the region towards the EU through various types of influence. For the Government, it is not of any crucial importance for us to discuss it”.
>
>EU reaction: Russia is the only one seeking confrontation with Europe
>
>Russian Ambassador Maslenikov, in accordance with the Kremlin’s usual policy, twists the facts and invents connections between unrelated issues, EU spokesman Peter Stano told RSE.
>
>”EU enlargement is a policy that concerns only the EU and the countries that aspire to join it, it has nothing to do with Russia. Therefore, Russia has no right or reason to comment on the political decisions of sovereign states”.
>
>As he states, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine shows a classic example of imperial and colonial aggression, denying countries the freedom to choose where they want to belong.
>
>”The only one who seeks confrontation with Europe is Russia, because it does not want to accept that the world of the 21st century is a world of freedom of choice and independence of states”.
>
>By the way, in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine, the European Union introduced 13 packages of sanctions to Russia, covering a wide range of areas, including trade, finance, technology, visas.
>
>Montenegro, which is a candidate for membership, harmonized its foreign policy with the EU regarding sanctions
>
>Maslenikova’s messages are proof of Russian fear
>
>Ivana Stradner , a research associate at the Foundation for the Protection of Democracy from Washington, tells RFE/RL that such messages indicate official Moscow’s fear that the entry of the Western Balkan countries into the EU would reduce Russian influence in the region.
>
>”Although Russian President Vladimir Putin would be happy to have his proxies in the EU, such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán , who supports the admission of Serbia in order to expand the circle of authoritarian allies and continue to undermine the unity of the Union”.
>
>She was not surprised by the Russian ambassador’s message because, as she states, Moscow still plays a major role in the political processes in Montenegro.
>
>”If Russia openly opposed Montenegro’s entry into NATO and since then has not stopped interfering in its internal politics and undermining its system, it is natural that it also opposes the expansion of the EU.”
>
>The ‘most explicit threats’ so far
>
>Maslenikov’s messages were expected, even though they were explicit for the first time, Montenegrin diplomat and former ambassador Željko Perović told RSE :
>
>”Subtle pressures have been going on for a long time, but now Maslenikov, mentioning the possibility of confrontation between the Balkan countries and Russia, is the most explicit in these threats.”
>
>Perović believes that the timing of the statement is not accidental either.
>
>”The Russian army is advancing in Ukraine, and thus the tensions in the Western Balkans, the most vulnerable area, are synchronically increasing.”
>
>Perović expects that the Government and the state leadership will clearly define themselves according to the threatening messages of the Russian ambassador.
>
>”I expect that Prime Minister Spajić and President Milatović, I deliberately exclude the Speaker of the Assembly Andrija Mandić, will make great efforts to thwart such a thing. Both of them have their mouths full of the EU and NATO, so I expect them to act accordingly”.
>
>He does not rule out new pressures and threats, but, as he states, the course and epilogue depends on the authorities, stressing that Prime Minister Spajić’s lack of interest in important state issues is unacceptable.
>
>Perović believes that Moscow wants to speed up the processes of creating a “Serbian world” that is “under the direct influence of the Kremlin”.
>
>The term “Serbian world” refers to the ideology of uniting all Serbs wherever they live. It was created on the model of the “Russian world”, which served to spread culture outside of Russia, everywhere where the Russian language is spoken.
>
>Official Moscow is in close political relations with the bearers of the “Serbian world” ideology, such as Milorad Dodik , the president of Republika Srpska, one of BiH. entity, and the former Minister of Defense of Serbia, Aleksandar Vulin .
>
>Dodik and Vulin are under US sanctions, the former due to secessionist claims and the latter due to, among other things, ties to Moscow.
>
>Both Perović and Stradner cite as the most drastic example of Russian interference the attempted “coup d’état” on election day, October 2016, with the aim of preventing Montenegro from joining NATO.
Looks like someone’s angling for an expulsion
“Don’t you join the EU or we send in our army to embarrass itself… again”
Also water is wet
Montenegro is already a NATO member, and it’s not really reachable from Russia anyway. What’s the point of even caring about this…?
Isn’t a popular Pro EU movement gaining momentum exactly the reason that Russia invaded Ukraine? Hopefully Montenegro has the good sense to ignore Russia and do whatever it damn well pleases that it’s own national interests.
Ukraine war has done wonders for nato membership increase.
Next in line for denazification by the Putin regime.
Stab that mofo in the neck already. these people are not ambassadors they are spies who want to create unrest and discord in their host countries. especialy in east europe.
A great way to draw confidence to yours “*mladshiye brat’ya*”.
Another day, another threat by Russia.
I still can’t figure out why countries dont just expell entire Ruzzian embassies. You catch half of the staff spying, killing people or in some cases even doing literal terrorism and blowing up ammo depots and factories and you are like “those few guys have to leave, don’t send anyone else who will do that”. If I was a president I’d send the Kremlin a nice message saying: Fuck you, you have 24h to remove all of your diplomats and employees from here or they will be arrested. I get that there’s some diplomatic bullcrap in play, but honestly they basically did something that could be used as a casus belli, not something unimportant.