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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:33 PM May 2017

Dft shoved PM Markovic, who was target of Putin thuggery/coup - from Time, Feb '17:


snip 

Your government has alleged that Russia, or individuals loyal to Russia, attempted to stage a coup d’état in Montenegro during the elections in October. The government in neighboring Serbia has confirmed some of the details of the plot, which was allegedly planned on Serbian territory. From your perspective, what exactly happened ahead of the October elections?

Russia interfered with our election process. They started visibly supporting the political forces opposed to NATO. It was right out in the open. We were warning people about that. A lot of money was pumped in illegally. Russian officials were publicly threatening us. Their [security] services were in touch with politicians, with the Orthodox Church, with NGOs, with some media outlets. An environment was created in which the pro-Western forces were supposed to lose.

snip

http://time.com/4673038/dusko-markovic-montenegro-russia-nato/

On edit:
"Montenegro" trending
https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=Montenegro

Is he trying, consciously trying to foment - outright war? Our (former) allies have just about had it with this shit, wouldn't you think - are they about ready to START SHOVING BACK?

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Dft shoved PM Markovic, who was target of Putin thuggery/coup - from Time, Feb '17: (Original Post) Leghorn21 May 2017 OP
"Montenegro? Where the hell is that? Is that even a country?" The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #1
He probably thinks 'Montenegro' is a restaurant in NY leftstreet May 2017 #2
It's a fancy-sounding black restaurant in Harlem dalton99a May 2017 #4
Montenegro chillfactor May 2017 #5
Uh, I don't think you quite understood my post. I know where and what Montenegro is. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #7
PM Markovic needs to submit to a full-body examination NCjack May 2017 #3
I would not be surprised if Trump had no idea who Markovic was. Chiyo-chichi May 2017 #6
Same here, Chiyo - unless he was very specifically told fifty-eight times, with visual Leghorn21 May 2017 #8

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
1. "Montenegro? Where the hell is that? Is that even a country?"
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:37 PM
May 2017

"Why should some guy from somewhere I've never even heard of be walking ahead of me? Is Montenegro even in NATO? If it is, they probably haven't paid me what they owe. So I get to walk ahead of that guy. He owes me for NATO."

leftstreet

(36,106 posts)
2. He probably thinks 'Montenegro' is a restaurant in NY
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:39 PM
May 2017

some bistro-y thing that doesn't serve tough steaks and ice cream

chillfactor

(7,574 posts)
5. Montenegro
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:52 PM
May 2017

is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest. Classified by the World Bank as an upper middle-income country, Montenegro is a member of the UN, the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, the Central European Free Trade Agreement and a founding member of the Union for the Mediterranean. Montenegro joined NATO on June 5, 2017.

Got it now?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
7. Uh, I don't think you quite understood my post. I know where and what Montenegro is.
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:58 PM
May 2017

I thought the quote marks would be sufficient but I guess I should have done the thingy and added the video of Dolt 45 shoving Montenegro's PM.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
3. PM Markovic needs to submit to a full-body examination
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:40 PM
May 2017

at a first-class medical center. He could have been injected with a poison needle by a Putin agent, who just "happened to bump into him."

Chiyo-chichi

(3,578 posts)
6. I would not be surprised if Trump had no idea who Markovic was.
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:56 PM
May 2017

And I'm sure he couldn't find Montenegro on a map... even if it were labelled.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
8. Same here, Chiyo - unless he was very specifically told fifty-eight times, with visual
Thu May 25, 2017, 03:04 PM
May 2017

aids, who PM Markovic is, we pretty much know he wouldn't know...

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