“In the short term, it is not possible to provide them (the Russians. -

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) with consular assistance due to the reduction to a minimum of the size of our Embassy in Podgorica,” the message on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

The diplomat recommended that the Russians take a critical approach to planning trips to Montenegro, taking into account the "unfriendly behavior of the Montenegrin administration."

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro announced the expulsion of six employees of the Russian Embassy "due to activities that are contrary to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations."

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia would take retaliatory measures for the expulsion of six diplomats from the Russian embassy from Montenegro.

The consular department of the Russian Embassy in Montenegro announced the suspension of work due to the hostile actions of the Montenegrin authorities.