Penelope
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will lead us into WWIII. I'm sure he talked about Montenegro with Putin as few ever heard of Montenegro before this but Russia hates that it joined NATO:
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Additionally the government of Montenegro accuses Moscow of orchestrating an attempt to topple the government and assassinate the Montenegrin Prime Minister as part of an effort to stop its NATO bid.
Russia has recently been accused of similarly attempting to sabotage another Balkan country's NATO bid, Macedonia, with Greece expelling Russian diplomats over the issue.
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain said Trump "is playing right into Putin's hands" with his comments on Montenegro.
McCain tweeted, "The people of #Montenegro boldly withstood pressure from #Putin's Russia to embrace democracy. The Senate voted 97-2 supporting its accession to #NATO. By attacking Montenegro & questioning our obligations under NATO, the President is playing right into Putin's hands."
Why the US is obligated to defend Montenegro - CNNPolitics
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Additionally the government of Montenegro accuses Moscow of orchestrating an attempt to topple the government and assassinate the Montenegrin Prime Minister as part of an effort to stop its NATO bid.
Russia has recently been accused of similarly attempting to sabotage another Balkan country's NATO bid, Macedonia, with Greece expelling Russian diplomats over the issue.
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain said Trump "is playing right into Putin's hands" with his comments on Montenegro.
McCain tweeted, "The people of #Montenegro boldly withstood pressure from #Putin's Russia to embrace democracy. The Senate voted 97-2 supporting its accession to #NATO. By attacking Montenegro & questioning our obligations under NATO, the President is playing right into Putin's hands."
Why the US is obligated to defend Montenegro - CNNPolitics