Russia interfering in Montenegro's election
Russia is pouring money into Montenegro's election campaign in an attempt to derail the country's progress towards joining NATO, the country's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said on Thursday, three days ahead of an election.
In an interview with Reuters, he said opposition parties were being financed by Moscow, which saw Sunday's parliamentary vote as a final opportunity to stop the Balkan region's rush to integrate with the European Union and the Atlantic alliance.
"Traditional opposition, pro-Serb parties are now proponents of Russian interests in the Balkans," he added.
"These elections are the last chance for opponents of Montenegro and the Balkans adopting European values," he said.
Russia and opposition parties have denied allegations that Moscow has intervened in the election campaign, though Russia's foreign minister has dubbed as "irresponsible" NATO's planned admission of Montenegro.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-montenegro-election-idUSKCN12D2QV
