Montenegro's president has called for an end to what he described as a "collective masochism" that is driving oil prices sharply higher, Jornal de Notícias reported on Thursday, 24 September 2026.
According to the Portuguese newspaper, the Montenegrin leader used the phrase to criticise behaviour he says is pushing crude costs up. The Jornal de Notícias report does not specify which policies, actors or market practices he was referring to, nor does it name the president.
The headline and summary published by Jornal de Notícias are the only details available on the intervention. No full article text was accessible at the time of writing, and the report did not include direct quotations, figures or a location for the remarks.
The comments add Montenegro's voice to a wider international debate over energy prices, though the specific measures the president favours remain unclear from the available reporting.
Further statements from Montenegrin officials, or a fuller account of the remarks in Jornal de Notícias, would clarify which targets the president had in mind and whether other governments respond.
