The Russian leader spoke about this in a dialogue with a young man from Belgium.

“By the way, Belgium, you probably know about this, has largely appeared on the world map as an independent state, largely thanks to Russia, Russia’s position,” the head of state noted.

Putin also commented on the current relations between Russia and Montenegro.

According to him, Montenegro has always been a country close to Russia, and joining anti-Russian sanctions is the populism of the current authorities.