# Why Montenegro Released 'Rybary'? And the Role of the Montenegrin Church?

Mikhail Zvinchuk, creator of the Telegram channel 'Rybary', was detained in Montenegro in early October 2024. He entered the country despite being under Western sanctions, filming a documentary about Montenegro. Local church figures reportedly supported him, prompting analysis by Kseniya Luchenko and Ivan Filippov.

https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/23/pochemu-chernogoriya-otpustila-rybarya-i-prichem-tut-chernogorskaya-tserkov

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