Montenegro’s pro-Western president has criticized the European Union for allegedly allowing Russia to spread its influence in the Western Balkans
Montenegro’s pro-Western president criticized the European Union for allegedly allowing Russia to spread its influence in the Western Balkans, saying Tuesday that the volatile region has become a “platform” for anti-EU policies due to the bloc’s “negligence.”
“Russia has simply walked into an open space left by the European Union,” Djukanovic said of the EU’s position toward the Balkans. “The European Union in the past 10 years didn’t know what to do with the Western Balkans, but Russia did. It has developed its network in the Balkans.”
