When asked when the Security and Defense Council session would be held, and when the successor to General Zoran Lazarević would be known, Milatović said that he expects the session to take place in early June, and that his favorite is Darko Vuković, the captain of a battleship.
He pointed out that Vuković was removed from his position by the former regime, but that he was an educated officer who received his education abroad and who knows several foreign languages.
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Responding to a journalist's question about whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would come to Montenegro, Milatović said that there was interest, that May 15 was considered as a potential date, but that talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Turkey, scheduled for that date.
As he added, Saturday was also an option, but, according to him, Prime Minister Milojko Spajić was unable to attend and sign the security agreements due to previously undertaken commitments.
The document covers support in the event of an armed attack, investment in the defense industry, intelligence cooperation, and the reconstruction of war-torn Ukraine. It is an agreement similar to those signed with Ukraine by about thirty countries, mostly NATO members.
What does the agreement say?
The two countries are committed to consultations in the event of a significant escalation of the current aggression or a future Russian armed attack on Ukraine, Radio Free Europe reported earlier.
"Montenegro will provide assistance to Ukraine... which may include rapid and sustained political, security, military, humanitarian and economic assistance; reaching an agreement on the imposition of economic and other sanctions on the Russian Federation..."
Montenegro is fully compliant with European sanctions against Russia.
The agreement also envisages cooperation in the defense industry, which would be aimed at "mutual commercial and political benefit."
"Montenegro will consider the possibility of allocating financial support to the development of the Ukrainian defense industry, through investments in capacity expansion, procurement of ammunition materials and Ukrainian defense products for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine." Russia should bear legal responsibility for the war because, the document emphasizes, this could affect its deterrence from future attacks.
The two countries also share a belief in the need to establish a tribunal to ensure accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
In addition to legal responsibility, Russia should also bear financial responsibility for the long-term reconstruction of Ukraine due to the damage caused.
"Russian sovereign property on the territory of Montenegro, in accordance with the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy, will be blocked until Russia compensates for the damage, losses and injuries it has caused," the text of the Agreement states.
One of the concrete steps envisaged by the agreement will be cooperation on the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Namely, it was up to the Montenegrin authorities to choose a city or region with which they wanted to establish cooperation for the purpose of its reconstruction or reform.
It was agreed that it would be Borodjanka.
The city is located about 60 kilometers from Kiev and was heavily damaged at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The two countries also committed to deepening intelligence and counterintelligence cooperation in order to prevent subversive activities by Russia and other hostile actors.
They also commit to opposing malicious propaganda and disinformation campaigns that affect national security.
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