"NATO Deputy Secretary-General Rose Gottemoeller speaks during the International field exercise ""Crna Gora 2016"", in the village of Plavnica, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of the Montenegro capital Podgorica, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. Gottemoeller says that she expects that the tiny Balkan country will become a member in spring 2017, despite strong opposition from Russia. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)"