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Logo of Accession of Montenegro to NATO. The accession of Montenegro to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, took place on 5 June 2017. [1] In December 2009, Montenegro was granted a Membership Action Plan, the final step in an application for membership in the organization. [2]
Initially strong from 2006, relations slipped from 2010 as Montenegro has looked westward, with Montenegro joining international sanctions in 2014 following the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. The failed Russian military coup in October 2016 aiming to stop Montenegro seeking NATO membership was a turning point. Despite Russian ...
NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
President Trump has singled out NATO's smallest and newest member in a brazen interview with Fox News. Trump undermines NATO by suggesting 'aggressive' Montenegro may attack Russia to start World ...
NATO foreign ministers defied Russian warnings that enlargement of the U.S.-led bloc further into the Balkans would be a provocation. NATO invites Montenegro to join alliance, defying Russia Skip ...
Montenegro is a NATO member and a member of Adriatic Charter. [120] [121] The government planned to have the army participate in peacekeeping missions through the UN and NATO such as the International Security Assistance Force. [122] Montenegro is the 35th most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2024 Global Peace Index. [123]
The next member states to join NATO were Montenegro on 5 June 2017, and North Macedonia on 27 March 2020. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 after Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, falsely claimed that NATO military infrastructure was being built up inside Ukraine and that Ukraine's potential future membership was a threat.
The Embassy of the United States in Podgorica is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Montenegro. The United States has been a supporter of Montenegro's integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions. On June 5, 2017, Montenegro became the thirtieth member of NATO, and accession negotiations with the European Union opened in ...