The head of the Russian Orthodox Church received Serbia’s justice minister in audience on December 28 and expressed concern that Montenegro—which became independent from Serbia in 2006—may accept an invitation to join NATO.
“I wholeheartedly wish the Serbian people God’s help, spiritual and physical fortitude, and wisdom for preserving the sovereignty of our fraternal Serbia,” said Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. “We worry about the events in Montenegro as we see that people are against the plans of joining.”
“Russia today is a sovereign state in full measure and uses the sovereignty for its own defense and for defense of its friends,” he added.
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