Portal runews24. Ru reports that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the accusation by Montenegro of Russia's interference in the political life of the country.
Commenting on the words of Montenegrin Foreign Minister Serzhan Darmanovich, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the people of Montenegro were not inspired by the idea of ??the country's membership in NATO.
She expressed the opinion that in this connection the authorities decided not to hold a referendum in order not to show true figures demonstrating the will of the population, and accusations against Russia are called to "suppress this will".
Zakharova said: "Information support for the annex to the alliance was built on spy mania and defense from a virtual enemy".
Earlier, Darmanovich said that the Russian authorities are actively interfering in the internal affairs of Montenegro in order to prevent the country from joining NATO.