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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExclusive: Russian Military Spies Backed Attempt to Assassinate Leader of Montenegro, report says
https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-russian-military-spies-backed-attempt-assassinate-leader-montenegro-1007324Russias rivalry with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) runs deep. But would the Kremlin try to assassinate a democratically elected leader to stop a country from joining the alliance?
According to investigators and researchers digging into an alleged coup attempt in Montenegro, a tiny European country that lies along the Mediterranean, that is exactly what Russia did two years ago.
A new report by the Foreign Policy Research Institute reveals new details about an ongoing investigation into an attempt to topple Montenegros government on the eve of parliamentary elections on October 16, 2016. Investigators say Russia was to blame.
We have a new member state Montenegro, who on the cusp of joining NATO was faced with, not just any coup, but one backed by the Russian government, Richard Kraemer, one of the reports authors and a Eurasia fellow at the U.S. think tank Foreign Policy Research Institute, told Newsweek.
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Exclusive: Russian Military Spies Backed Attempt to Assassinate Leader of Montenegro, report says (Original Post)
jpak
Jul 2018
OP
Montenengro assassination attempt, with trump/carlson 'why should my son defend Montenegro'
empedocles
Jul 2018
#1
So of course the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is all slobbery over the kremlin's dream
Achilleaze
Jul 2018
#11
Puts Trump's shove of Montenegro PM in new perspective. Add that today, Trump singles out Montenegro
suffragette
Jul 2018
#12
empedocles
(15,751 posts)1. Montenengro assassination attempt, with trump/carlson 'why should my son defend Montenegro'
The dot connection thing is overwhelming
eleny
(46,166 posts)8. The lightbulb went on for me, too
..... .....
Ellipsis
(9,123 posts)3. So... what mineral or resource does Montenegro provide?
jpak
(41,742 posts)5. A port in the Adriatic?
For Russian naval vessels?
Phoenix61
(16,953 posts)6. It's on the Adriatic.
Russia is/has always wanted sea/ocean access.
eleny
(46,166 posts)9. That's why the tiny Baltics are a prize for Russia, too
My heritage is Lithuanian and I worry about my relatives over there.
UpInArms
(51,252 posts)4. More to this than meets the eye
StatGirl
(518 posts)10. That's where my mind went, too.
Acting on orders from Putin? Or just his usual a-hole self?
UpInArms
(51,252 posts)13. Well, my initial reaction was ... what a freaking jerk!
Now, I think .... he was sending a message from Putin ... as he has proven to be Putins bitch
eleny
(46,166 posts)7. So that's why Tucker Carlson bought up Montenegro during his Trump interview
I shoulda had a V-8. ..... .....
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)11. So of course the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is all slobbery over the kremlin's dream
sick republican sell out of America and NATO. Sick.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)12. Puts Trump's shove of Montenegro PM in new perspective. Add that today, Trump singles out Montenegro
in a specific example to undercut US NATO alliance.
Can there be a doubt that this stems directly from his meeting with Putin?
https://m.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/18/trump-defending-nato-ally-montenegro-could-result-in-world-war-3.html
Montenegro, located on the Adriatic Sea in southeastern Europe, joined the NATO alliance during the Trump administration. The nation, which borders Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Croatia, is geographically smaller than Connecticut and has a smaller population than Washington, D.C. Russia has condemned its NATO membership.
The most recent addition to the alliance became a topic of discussion Tuesday during a Fox News interview with the president in the wake of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Membership in NATO obligates the members to defend any other member that's attacked," Fox News host Tucker Carlson said to Trump. "So lets say Montenegro, which joined last year, is attacked. Why should my son go to Montenegro to defend it from attack?"
Trump answered: "I understand what you're saying. I've asked the same question. Montenegro is a tiny country with very strong people. They're very aggressive people. They may get aggressive, and, congratulations, you're in World War III."
The most recent addition to the alliance became a topic of discussion Tuesday during a Fox News interview with the president in the wake of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Membership in NATO obligates the members to defend any other member that's attacked," Fox News host Tucker Carlson said to Trump. "So lets say Montenegro, which joined last year, is attacked. Why should my son go to Montenegro to defend it from attack?"
Trump answered: "I understand what you're saying. I've asked the same question. Montenegro is a tiny country with very strong people. They're very aggressive people. They may get aggressive, and, congratulations, you're in World War III."