MOSCOW. Oct 28 (Interfax) - The Kremlin deems unsupported the accusations made by the Montenegrin authorities about the alleged Russian involvement in anti-government protests in that country.
"There is absolutely no need for a new response. The same as before, these are unsupported accusations," Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters, referring to the statement made by the Montenegrin authorities.
Protests in Montenegro began in the middle of October. The protesters are demanding that Prime Minister Milo Dukanovic resign and an interim government be formed. The Montenegrin government is hoping to join NATO but many citizens who sympathize with Russia are against that choice.
The police used tear gas last week to disband thousands of demonstrators in the capital city of Podgorica.
Earlier the Russian Foreign Ministry published a commentary responding to the accusations from the Montenegrin prime minister who thinks that Russia is the organizer of the anti-government protests in his country. There are no facts evidencing Russia's involvement in the escalation of tensions in Montenegro, and Dukanovic "acts in his own interests and tries to relieve himself of the responsibility for the mounting confrontation," it said.