Montenegro to deport Russian pro-Kremlin war blogger and founder of Rybar propaganda project Mikhail Zvinchuk
Montenegrin authorities are set to deport Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Russian pro-war propaganda project Rybar. Zvinchuk’s wife, Valeria, and three of the project’s employees, are also on the deportation list, local outlet Vijesti reported , citing Montenegro’s Police Directorate. Bosnian investigative journalists found that Zvinchuk entered Montenegro from Bosnia and Herzegovina after…
Montenegro is preparing to deport Mikhail Zvinchuk, the founder of the Russian pro-war propaganda project Rybar, along with his wife Valeria and three of the project's employees. The group was detained on October 9, after entering Montenegro from Bosnia and Herzegovina via Germany. The decision to deport them was based on national and internal security concerns.
They had stayed in the town of Risan on the Bay of Kotor before their arrest. Cameras, a GoPro, a filming drone, and mobile phones were seized from the group. Zvinchuk had previously boasted about entering Montenegro despite sanctions and travel bans. The Rybar team had been in Montenegro during Bosnia's recent elections. Montenegro's Prime Minister defended the action, stating that the country's institutions were protecting its interests.
The Rybar founder is currently under EU and UK sanctions for his role in coordinating Russia's mobilization efforts in support of the war in Ukraine.
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