Pro-Kremlin military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk arrested in Montenegro

Montenegrin authorities detained pro-Kremlin Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Rybar Telegram channel, on suspicion of spreading Russian influence.

• Police detained Zvinchuk, his wife and three other Russians at a hotel in Risan on Friday and confiscated their phones and passports.
• Prime Minister Milojko Spajić said the arrest followed warnings that Montenegro faced attempts at destabilisation and hybrid warfare.
• Rybar said its team is in contact with Russia's foreign ministry and expects all detainees to be released.
• Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev suggested Moscow could detain European and American citizens for prisoner exchanges to secure Zvinchuk's release.