Montenegro Joins NATO, First New Member in a Decade

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Source: NBC News

NATO welcomed the tiny country of Montenegro, as its 29th member Monday — the first new member in nearly ten years and a move that comes on the heels of President Trump's visit to NATO's headquarters.

The State Department affirmed the U.S. commitment to North Atlantic Treaty Organization's chief principle to come to the defense of U.S. European allies.

"Montenegro's accession sends a strong message of strength to the region and makes clear to our allies," Under Sec. of State for Political Affairs Tom Shannon declared, "the U.S. remains as committed as ever to the principle of collective defense as enshrined in article five of the Washington Treaty."

President Trump declined to offer the same assurances while at the NATO headquarters less than two weeks ago unnerving many members of the security alliance.

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Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/montenegro-joins-nato-n768521

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Trump doing Russia's bidding

Russia Denies It Backed Montenegro Coup, Assassination Plot

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-denies-its-was-behind-montenegro-coup-assassination-plot-n723241

[BumRushDaShow]

1. And to think the rude jackass shoved the PM out of the way

[Xipe Totec]

2. That explains the shove from the embedded Russian agent

[3catwoman3]

6. He is...

...su-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-uch an arrogant ass.

Welcome aboard, Montenegro.

(Montenegro always sounds to me like it should be in Latin America.)

[SunSeeker]

8. That's what we call them. That's not what they call themselves.

They call their country Crna Gora (pronounced Tser'-na Goh'-rah), which means black mountain in Serbian.

The country's name in most Western European languages reflects an adaptation of the Venetian Montenegro (Latin mons "mountain" + niger "black&quot , roughly "Mount Black" or "black mountain". Many other languages, particularly nearby ones, use their own direct translation of the term "black mountain". Examples are the Albanian name for the country, Mali i Zi, the Greek name ???????ύ???, the Chinese name "黑山" (Hēishān), and the Turkish name Karadağ, all meaning "Black Mountain." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro

It really is one of the prettiest countries in Europe, with steep mountains that come right up to the Adriatic, forming deep fjord-like bays. It will make for some wonderful warm water ports for NATO, much to Putin's displeasure.

[Fozzledick]

3. Maybe they're fed up with being pushed around?

[Leghorn21]

4. Sorry Vlad, you pasty-faced mobster punk-ass mofo! LOSER! Hahahaha, my smile for the day!! n/t

[left-of-center2012]

5. Trump ...

President Trump is the only U.S. President since the alliance was formed almost seven decades to not explicitly state the U.S. commitment to "Article five" the core tenet of NATO's charter: "an attack against one ally is considered as an attack against all."

"The times in which we could rely fully on others, they are somewhat over," German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared earlier this month following President Trump's remarks in Brussels.

[SunSeeker]

7. Good. No thanks to Trump. nt

[Sunlei]

9. yay, I want to vacation there. I'm happy russia failed with their destabilizing attempt.

For some reason both Russia & USARepublicans president don't like NATO or EU. Guess they've never liked UNIONS.