Montenegro and the Balkans following the Russian Aggression on Ukraine

June 7th 2022

The main guest of the expert who closed the debate by PCTR was Miodrag Vlahovic, who talked about the maintaining influence of the Russian Federation in the countries of west Balkan and about the means and operations, that Russia uses to achieve this. The debate was moderated by the Balkan expert Matyáš Zrno.

Vlahovic also mentioned the positive image of Russia that some of the inhabitants of the region have. Serbia is the most problematic country in this sense, where the positive image of Russia is widely spread by the media. A non-neglectable role in the positive perception of Russia is played by the Church. Russia also causes conflicts in this region.

Miodrag Vlahović is a politician and diplomat from Montenegro. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (2004-2006), an ambassador to the US, Canada, Island, and the Vatican. He currently serves as the president of the Helsinki commission for human rights in Montenegro.