Montenegrin politicians Milan Knezevic and Andrija Mandic, accused of preparing a coup d'etat, wrote a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In a document sent to the Russian embassy, ??which is in the possession of Izvestia, Knezevic and Mandic are asked for support and report that the indictments contained the name of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. The investigation believes that he is involved in an attempt at a coup in Montenegro. At the end of July 2017 g. In the Balkan republic, a trial began over a group of people allegedly attempting on the eve of parliamentary elections in October 2016. to make a coup and to remove former Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic. Figures of the case were 13 people, including 2 Russian citizens, Eduard Shishmakov and Vladimir Popov. The Prosecutor's Office of Montenegro believes that the preparations for the putsch were coordinated by Moscow. Kadyrov allegedly agitated the leaders of the Muslim community in Montenegro for their cooperation with the organization "Democratic Front" uniting the opposition of the country. The ultimate goal of the coalition was to change the current government, prosecutors.

Russia has repeatedly stated its non-involvement in attempts to organize unlawful actions in Montenegro. In a letter sent in response to a request by State Duma deputy Alexei Zhuravlev about the fate of the Russians on the case, the Russian Foreign Minister stressed that ". the results of the work of Montenegrin investigators demonstrate the absurdity and inconsistency of the charges ". Lavrov also noted that the Russians Eduard Shishmakov and Vladimir Popov in Montenegro and other countries did not stay.