Flag of Montenegro against the backdrop of the city of Kotor. File photoMOSCOW, 8 Jun. The ban of Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia on the flight of the plane of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Serbia is an absurd decision that can provoke a large-scale crisis in the Balkans, Turkish dikGazete writes. According to the authors of the article, the authorities of the three South Slavic republics are escalating the situation in the region with their anti-Russian steps. The conflict, started by Ukraine at the suggestion of Western countries, can be launched in the Balkans with the help of Sofia, Podgorica and Skopje. However, the leaders of these states must understand that they are serving as a US tool for provocations against Moscow, the journalists warned.Zakharova commented on the incident with Lavrov with a quote from the song «There is a serious opposition in Bulgaria and Montenegro supporting Russia. <…> It should be recalled that there are periodic military-political conflicts between Kosovo and Serbia, as well as Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. While it is necessary to maintain stability in the region, the closure of airspace for Lavrov’s aircraft will greatly exacerbate tensions,” the publication says. .Last week, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed the sky for the plane of the Russian Foreign Minister, which was supposed to head to Serbia. Lavrov himself suggested that the Western states are doing «very badly» since they considered his visit to Belgrade almost a threat of a universal scale. He expressed regret that some countries have to act as sing-alongs.
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