Montenegro's president accuses Serbia and Russia of undermining independence


Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Podgorica, Montenegro February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's president accused Serbia and Russia on Friday of using the Serbian Orthodox Church to undermine his country's pro-Western government as it seeks European Union membership.

Milo Djukanovic, who has ruled for over three decades, said that a series of rallies against a religion law which have been led by Serbian Orthodox clerics in the tiny Balkan country were intended "to question Montenegro's independence."

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