Russian War Blog Rybar Founder Arrested in Montenegro
Police detained the Rybar founder and four other Russians after warnings of hybrid warfare and attempts to destabilize Montenegro, officials said.
- On Friday, authorities in Montenegro arrested Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the Russian war blog Rybar with more than 1.5 million subscribers, in the Adriatic resort of Risan on charges of spreading "Russian influence."
- Montenegro Prime Minister Milojko Spajic confirmed the detention followed warnings that the country faced hybrid warfare attempts. He stated, "Montenegro is protecting its interests, and no one will jeopardise our European future."
- The State Department previously offered a reward of up to $US10 million for information on 19 individuals managing Rybar-led channels, alleging they sought to "promote social division" and "encourage hate and violence in the United States."
- Following the arrest, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said on Friday that Russia may need to "top up" its prisoner exchange fund with European and United States citizens to free its own citizens held in Europe.
- This incident occurs amid long-standing tensions, as Montenegro joined NATO in 2017 and aligned with the European Union on sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, leading Russia to declare the nation an enemy state.
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"On the one hand, Podgorica tries to "exceed" in front of Brussels, and on the other, to expand the US "exchange fund" – so in the expert community, the arrest in Montenegro of the founder of the "Rybar" project, Michael Zwinchuk, and his associates, is explained. They are suspected of carrying out information operations and "hybrid activities." The Russian Embassy demanded consular access to the Russians. How will events develop and will detain…
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Mikhail Zvintchuk, the head of the influential Russian war blog Rõbar, was arrested in Montenegro on Friday, the country's Prime Minister announced.
Before his arrest, Mikhail Zvintsuk had released several videos from Montenegro, in which he continued to spread Russian propaganda.
One of the most popular and influential Russian war bloggers, Mikhail Zvinčuk, founder of the Telegram channel Rybar, was detained in Montenegro on Friday, the project itself and the country's Prime Minister announced.
The detention of Mikhail Zwinchuk, the creator of the Russian media project, was based on the defence of the national interests of Montenegro, as announced by the Prime Minister of the country Miloiko Spaić, calling the operation "serious grounds".
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