Montenegro's Foreign Ministry Responds to Lavrov's Remarks

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro has responded to the statements made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who claimed that the West is turning Podgorica into a tool in an anti-Russian agenda.

Earlier, Lavrov stated that the West is trying to make Montenegro and North Macedonia 'instruments in an anti-Russian game.'

Montenegro and Russia boast 311 years of diplomatic relations. The friendship with the Russian people transcends politics, as there is a right and a wrong in political matters. Vladimir Vysotsky once wished to be Montenegrin. In Montenegro, the Russian people will always have friends, but not under the banners of aggression and tragic expansionism. Russian politicians are welcome in Montenegro as long as they do not turn their backs on the EU and European values, as stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, as reported by the MFM portal.