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Zvinchuk said that in Montenegro he was asked about the recruitment of foreigners

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Mikhail Zvinchuk, the author of the Telegram channel 'Rybar', his wife Valeria and three colleagues were detained in the city of Risan in Montenegro after interrogation about the alleged recruitment of foreigners to participate in a special military operation.
They were later released and are at the airport awaiting departure, as confirmed by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova.

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The detention occurred in the context of an ongoing special military operation in which Russia has been participating since February 2022. The recruitment of foreigners to participate in the conflict is the subject of international attention and sanctions.

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Mikhail Zvinchuk and other Russians were detained in Montenegro.

After being questioned about the alleged recruitment of foreigners to participate in a special military operation, they were released and are at the airport awaiting departure.

MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. The author of the Telegram channel “Rybar”, Mikhail Zvinchuk, said that during his arrest in Montenegro, he was asked about his intention to allegedly recruit foreigners to participate in a special military operation.

Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria and three of their colleagues were detained in the city of Risan in Montenegro. Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova later told RIA Novosti that Zvinchuk and other Russians detained in Montenegro had been released and were at the airport awaiting departure.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry will demand official explanations from the Montenegrin authorities regarding the detention of Russian citizens
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Open Questions

What kind of evidence of recruitment was presented during the interrogation?
Who initiated the detention in Montenegro?
Will formal charges be brought against those detained?