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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has continued to interfere in Montenegro politics, often through Serbia, where some nationalist Serbs deny the distinct identity and history of the Montenegrin nation and utilising the presence of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian media to promote Russia. [20]
[34] [35] Numerous murals and graffiti supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine appeared throughout Serbia's capital Belgrade following the invasion. [36] Mural in support of Russian invasion of Ukraine featuring the Z symbol on the outskirts of Belgrade. Mural in Serb-majority North Mitrovica, proclaiming "Kosovo is Serbia - Crimea is Russia".
Relations between Serbia and Russia date back centuries and remain cordial today, although Serbia is also trying to join the European Union, which condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine. After ...
Despite Russian investment into Montenegro, joining the EU became a key goal of Montenegro. Russia continues to spy on Montenegro, GRU officer Igor Zaytsev is known to have travelled to Montenegro on numerous occasions up to 2018, bring in encryption equipment to give to existing or potential agents, including allegedly former Foreign Ministry ...
Thousands of Russian citizens in Serbia and Montenegro voted on Sunday in their home nation's presidential election, with many saying it was a symbolic gesture that would not impact President ...
As of February 2023, a new Ambassador of Serbia to Montenegro has still not been named. In February 2021, Serbia donated 4,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Montenegro. Prime Minister Ana Brnabić stated the intention behind the donation is "to open a new chapter in relations between Serbia and Montenegro" and "to show solidarity in the time of crisis ...
The city of was a centre of industry, producing steel and other metals but since the February 2022 invasion has come under siege from Russian troops and is now occupied by Vladimir Putin’s forces.
[73] [74] [75] On 21 March, a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine took place in the Serbian capital. It was the second reported pro-Ukraine demonstration since the start of the war, with the first one organised by peace activists and Russians living in Serbia.