Zvinchuk spoke about Zakharova’s role in the liberation of the Rybar team

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova coordinated the work of the embassies in Montenegro and Serbia for the return of the detained team of the Rybar project.

The founder of the Rybar project, Mikhail Zvinchuk, said that embassy staff accompanied the team at every stage of the return to Russia.

MOSCOW, October 11 - RIA Novosti. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, coordinated the work of the embassies in Montenegro and Serbia to return the detained team of the Rybar project, said its founder Mikhail Zvinchuk.

Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria and three of their colleagues were detained on Friday in the city of Risan in Montenegro. Zakharova subsequently told RIA Novosti that the Russians detained in Montenegro were released.

“As far as I know, Maria Zakharova played one of the key roles. Moreover, she coordinated the work of the embassies in both Montenegro and Serbia,” Zvinchuk told reporters.

He added that Russian embassy staff accompanied the project team at every stage of their return to Russia.

Earlier, Zvinchuk said that the detention of the “Rybar” project team occurred after an official request to shoot a film in the Cetinje Monastery. The Russian Embassy in Montenegro previously told RIA Novosti that it demanded that the Montenegrin side explain the reasons for the detention of Zvinchuk and other Russian citizens.