The Government of Montenegro has decided to ban the entry of 149 Russian citizens into the country
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The Government of Montenegro has decided to ban the entry of 149 citizens of Russia and Ukraine, involved in the events in the Donbass and Crimea.
Restrictive measures affected Russians who "actively support policies that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine."
According to the publication, the list included, among others, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, businessman Konstantin Malofeev and deputy secretary of the United Russia party Sergei Zheleznyak.
We remind you that on May 29, 2017, the Russian Foreign Ministry recommended twice to think before going to Montenegro because of anti-Russian sentiments
At the same time Montenegrin media reported earlier that the Prime Minister of Montenegro Dusko Markovic, the former Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and the Speaker of the Parliament of the country Ivan Brjovic, as well as a number of other Montenegrin politicians, are prohibited from entering Russia due to getting into the sanctions lists of the Russian Federation.
Answering the journalists' question, does the Kremlin know anything about the alleged ban on the entry into the Russian Federation of the Prime Minister and the former Prime Minister of Montenegro, as well as the Speaker of the Parliament of this country, Dmitry Peskov, the presidential press secretary, said: "No, nothing is known."
In turn, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that citizens of Montenegro who want to visit Russia should find out information about the possibility of entering the country at the Russian Embassy in Montenegro.
NATO countries on May 19, 2016 signed a protocol on the accession of Montenegro to the alliance. Montenegro will officially become the 29th member of NATO on June 5.
Source - http://www.interfax.ru/world/564993
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