
The Russian Embassy in Montenegro is clarifying the circumstances of the detention
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The founder of the “Rybar” project, Mikhail Zvinchuk, and his accompanying persons were detained in Montenegro.
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The founder of the “Rybar” project, Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife and three colleagues were detained in the city of Risan in Montenegro.
The Russian Embassy in Montenegro is investigating the circumstances of the detention, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. The Russian Embassy in Montenegro is clarifying the situation surrounding the detention of the founder of the Rybar project, Mikhail Zvinchuk, Russia does not abandon its citizens in trouble, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria and three of their colleagues were detained in the city of Risan in Montenegro. Zakharova told RIA Novosti that the Russian embassy in Montenegro is investigating the circumstances of the detention.
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