Professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade Čedomir Čupić stated in the program Pressing on N1 television that he does not believe that the Russian state is behind the terrorist attacks in Montenegro, but perhaps some individuals or groups from Russia.
Speaking about the case of the arrest of Serbian citizens in Montenegro who were accused of attempted terrorism, Čupić pointed out that the case now takes on a new dimension after Serbia came out with information about it. As he emphasizes, the fact that Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić spoke publicly about the case is good from the point of view of positioning the states in the region and creating trust between the states.
"It's good that the prime minister actually publicly said that it is not the state of Serbia and its institutions that is behind this, but individuals. Also, he said that political parties from Montenegro are not behind it either," he pointed out.
All opposition leaders in Montenegro, regardless of the election, behaved very rationally, they called on sympathizers and citizens not to go out and manifest public dissatisfaction because they were aware that something was wrong.
"They felt a responsibility not to push citizens into something".
Commenting on the fact that such information was published in the middle of election day, Čupić says that it can only be interpreted. "If it turns out to be true, the announcement had a positive effect on both the citizens and the leaders so that there would be no outpouring of passion. If it does not have such proportions, the responsibility will be borne by the state authorities of Montenegro. Maybe it was preventive, we saw that the leaders of the opposition called on the sympathizers not to go to the streets. It is a rational and reasonable decision and they kept the peace. We will see everything else in the following days," said Čupić.
Bonus video:
