Foreign relations of Montenegro

Russia gave official recognition on 11 June 2006, and was the first permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to do so.

The last two permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, France and the People's Republic of China recognised the government of Montenegro on 14 June.

The failed Russian military coup in October 2016 aiming to stop Montenegro seeking NATO membership was a turning point.

Russia continues to spy on Montenegro, GRU officer Igor Zaytsev is known to have travelled to Montenegro on numerous occasions up to 2018, bring in encryption equipment to give to existing or potential agents, including allegedly former Foreign Ministry spokesperson Radomir Sekulović.

[9] In August 2023 Montenegro refused to extradite Dmitry Senin, a former Russian FSB Colonel who had fled Russia in 2017 and had been granted asylum.

[11] Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, NATO, OSCE, and the World Trade Organization.