Putin’s regime in Montenegro won’t repeat the 2016 scenario, as there are so many other tools for inciting destabilization and subversion. It can, for example, organize or incite hatred by encouraging ethnic, social and religious conflicts, aimed at dividing Montenegrin society, Janusz Bugajski, American political analyst, told Pobjeda, a daily.
He also emphasized that the EU has always been slow when it comes to accepting new member states, and the situation now is even worse due to 3 factors.
“First of all, the EU has its own internal matters, including the Brexit deal, and now is less concentrated on the aspiring countries. Secondly, the rise of populist and nationalist parties undermines the EU’s unity and questions its future commitments. In the end, the atmosphere in the Union has been greatly influenced by xenophobia and anti-immigration, both strongly opposing the EU enlargement policy,” Bugajski said.
Montenegro joined NATO and soon will become the EU member state, believes Bugajski. “The accession process is slow and under the influence of political events in the Union. The European Parliament elections in May 2019 will clarify the situation and tell us what we can expect from future EU decisions. But, regardless of the situation, Montenegro must continue with enforcement of institutional and legal reforms, as well as with promotion of its democratic and economic development.”
