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Don’t be fooled: Joining NATO doesn’t mean Montenegro has changed

Europe’s World

Montenegro’s NATO membership has been in the pipeline for years. But only in the past few months, since Montenegro adopted tough EU-led sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, has Russia raised concerns. Though the government in Podgorica has maintained that its move is in no way “expressing an anti-Russian mood”, Moscow called the final talks to join NATO an “openly confrontational step”. In truth, Montenegro’s NATO membership, as well as its EU accession, represents little more than a domestic political game, not progress for the country.
Montenegro has no strategic significance for Russia. The Kremlin has some leverage over Balkan political developments, …read more

Source: Europe’s World

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