
The founder of the “Rybar” project, Mikhail Zvinchuk, and three colleagues were detained in Montenegro at the request of the United States or Britain after the publication of a video about the visa regime and Ukraine’s accession to the EU; the country’s prime minister declared the protection of national interests.
AI-generated summary
The Rybar project is known for its publications on the military and geopolitical situation, in particular related to the conflict in Ukraine. The detention occurred after the publication of a video about the visa regime in Montenegro and Ukraine’s accession to the EU.
Journalists from the Tsargrad TV channel put forward a spy version of the arrest in Montenegro of the founder and head of the Rybar project, Mikhail Zvinchuk. At the moment, he, his wife and three colleagues are under interrogation.
“It is possible that the Rybar team was simply lured to Montenegro to carry out this special services operation,” the authors of the material suggested.
The TV channel also confirmed the arrests of Zvinchuk and his entourage. “We took the guys in advance at the request of the United States or Britain. The Montenegrins themselves worked, but at the suggestion of the Americans and the British,” the source said.
It is known that the arrest took place on the morning of Friday, October 9, at the Mövenpick hotel in Risan. The intelligence services carried out the operation after Zvinchuk published a video on social networks, which was dedicated to the tightening of the visa regime in Montenegro, problems with the euro and new conditions for Ukraine’s accession to the EU.
Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajic, commenting on what happened, indicated that the country “protects its interests” and no one will jeopardize its European future.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Montenegro may extradite Zvinchuk to the US or UK
Possible · Within weeks
The incident could complicate relations between Montenegro and the West
Likely · Within months

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