"I welcome the open investigation both in Montenegro and in Serbia related to the attempted interference and a coup which we have seen taking place in Montenegro. But it's not for me to judge, that's for investigation to find out the facts and then to hold those behind [the coup] responsible," Stoltenberg said at a press conference answering a question on whether the coup attempt could have been engineered by Russia as a way to prevent Montenegro from joining NATO.
On October 6, Montenegro's prosecutor Milivoje Katnic was quoted by the media as alleging that "nationalists from Russia" planned to stage a government overthrow last month, clarifying that "we don't have any evidence that the state of Russia is involved in any sense." The Russian government refuted the claims.
