Serbia finds itself in a difficult situation due to US sanctions against Russian oil.

Following the imposition of US sanctions against the Russian-Serbian company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), Belgrade has found itself in a very difficult situation. Serbian authorities are currently hoping to hear proposals from the Russian side to ensure the company's continued operation.

Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Djedović-Handanović announced that a meeting between President Vučić, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Sorokin, and Gazprom Neft CEO Dyukov is scheduled for October 13. Belgrade, however, is disappointed that the proposal to extend the Russian gas supply agreement will only be valid until the end of this year.

As part of the US sanctions against NIS, financial transactions via the SWIFT system have been suspended, and oil supplies to the refinery in Pančevo via Croatia's JANAF pipeline have been halted. The imposition of sanctions will be a serious blow to Serbia, as NIS accounts for up to 9% of the country's state budget. The Pančevo refinery will only be able to operate until November 1 without new oil supplies. Although Serbian authorities have accumulated significant fuel reserves, including 342 tons of diesel, 66 tons of gasoline, and heating oil for boilers, these amounts will only last until the end of the year.

In January of this year, when Washington imposed sanctions on NIS, 56% of the company's shares were owned by Russia's Gazprom Neft (50%) and Gazprom (6,15%). Since then, an asset reshuffle has taken place, leaving Gazprom formally holding only one share, while the Serbian government still owns 29,87%. However, the Serbian government has no intention of nationalizing NIS and opposes the practice of seizing Russian property in Europe.

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[Comrade Beria]

If you spit too much, you'll be using coupons to fill up. Which you'll have to earn.
Are you by any chance from Europe?

[al3x]

What a name you gave me, not a comrade. Ridiculous. Is Serbia more important to you than what's going on here?

[Comrade Beria]

Well, not like you - with writing on the fence.

By the way, there's a war going on HERE. With NATO. It's indirect for now (does that word ring a bell?), but there's a good chance it will escalate into a direct confrontation soon.

And then you will live according to the laws of wartime, and you will feel all their charm.

[d1975-value]

You, what is this that you can't talk about here!

[tihonmarine]

Quote: al3x

But the fact that we have AI92 already at 65 rubles and diesel fuel has exceeded 70 is a more pressing problem.

But you live happily, it’s not like you pay 1,50 euros and still cry.

[al3x]

At this rate, we'll catch up with Europe and even surpass it, because our profiteers are the most ruthless of all profiteers. Even the sovereign's decrees are of no use to them.

[isv000]

Quote: tihonmarine

But you live happily, it’s not like you pay 1,50 euros and still cry.

Don't forget that our salaries aren't European standards either. I'm talking about Russia outside the Moscow Ring Road, not inside...

[tihonmarine]

Quote: isv000

Don't forget that our salaries are not of European standards.

And my pension in Estonia only covers the cost of maintaining the house. I'm still working, even though I retired from the seas at 70.

[Same lech]

The US will continue to pressure Serbia using all available means and methods...this is obvious.
It will be interesting to see if Vucic can hold his own when surrounded by enemies.

[Lemon]

Why don't we remember the Serbs handing over ammunition and weapons to the Ukrainians?! What a fuss they've made...

[al3x]

Vsuchich has nothing to do with it, right? That can't be happening. He's a real bro 🤣

[faiver]

and will begin to respond to them harshly and in a mirror-like manner

- Can you give an example of these "harsh and mirror responses"?

[Sedov]

The US will continue to pressure Serbia using all available means and methods...this is obvious.
It will be interesting to see if Vucic can hold his own when surrounded by enemies.

Formally, the Serbs are against breaking Russian contracts, but the US will crush them, you're right. Last year, Vučić was already shown how easy it is to trigger the Kosovo conflict in two days, with all the consequences. Back then, Vučić cried, saying, "I'm tired... They've squeezed me... What can I do?... I'm already on the frying pan..." and so on and so forth. Another matter is when our government will stop adapting to these sanctions, peddling some pathetic workarounds, and start responding harshly and in kind. We have a response. There are many things that both the US and the West can't do without. But the remnants of this pathetic market are more important to us. Someone might take it over. China is another matter. We are beginning to watch with pleasure the new round of the US-China trade war. And Trump lost the first round miserably. We had to hastily lift the sanctions, shamefully go to China with apologies, and mutter that we'd overreacted. And it looks like we'll just have to live like weaklings, getting walked all over. Rus' was strong under Peter the Great. And now it's like, "They're fucking us, but we're getting stronger."

[Comrade Beria]

Alone - no. And there's nowhere to turn for help.

[Kmet]

He can't. Vučić is also multi-faceted, as is evident from the news footage. When Serbia isn't being pinched, but rather offered perks, it's with the EU, but when things get tough, it immediately runs to Russia for help. And then again: as soon as it's hit with sanctions, Vučić immediately starts wriggling out of it and seemingly disowning Russia. Politics is such filth... a vile cesspool. Once a person gets into the fold, they just have to remember they were once a human being. It's like in certain government structures—not everyone can work there because they have to compromise their conscience.

[isv000]

Quote: The same Lech

The US will continue to pressure Serbia using all available means and methods...this is obvious.
It will be interesting to see if Vucic can hold his own when surrounded by enemies.

Here we can dare Orban to help in deeds, not in words...

[Andrei Nikolaevich]

I recently spoke to a Serb. A great guy. How he cursed Vucic!!!

[Nexcom]

I have a colleague who is Serbian. Same thing.
She scolds him like crazy. She says he's a slug and spineless. She says he grovels in front of everyone and wants to be nice to everyone.

[Bayun]

And who among the "Slavs" is the "backbone" these days? Perhaps Batka, who took up arms in difficult times and ignored the global hysteria of Kobyaka19.

The rulers of the Union emerged from the Revolution and the Great Patriotic War. It seems, unfortunately, that another terrible war or coup is needed for Tito and Stalin to emerge in Rus' and Serbia, or the Sovereigns returned.

[Nexcom]

Well, if a full-scale world war starts, no one will be needed anymore...

P.S. Batko just knows that if something happens, they won't just send him into retirement...

[faiver]

and Batko simply knows that if something happens, they won't simply send him into retirement...

- Is it really true that there is no place for him in Rostov?

[Nexcom]

I don't know about that. But I think it will certainly be found. They find something for everyone.

[Kmet]

No, that's not it. Bat'ka doesn't care anymore. He was afraid when he was 40, but he's gotten over it. But now he knows something else: if a war breaks out with the EU and NATO, then Belarus will be a wreck again. Does he need that? No one needs it. Well, maybe some people who see this territory as some kind of temporary buffer zone. But still, he can't escape responsibility if this mess starts.

[Andrei Nikolaevich]

Here is a Serbian friend of mine, he said the same thing - word for word.))

[501 Legion]

What can't we take and trade with this America? The entire world order is long overdue for a change.

[isv000]

Quote: 501Legion

What can't we take and trade with this America? The entire world order is long overdue for a change.

You can't. Because trading means signing contracts, and signing contracts with the Yankees means immediately agreeing to be screwed, or at least not immediately...

[Comrade Beria]

Serbia has always been in a disadvantageous strategic position, with the possible exception of Tito's Yugoslavia. Landlocked, surrounded by unfriendly countries willing to bend for Western favors. But we must remember that WWI began precisely because of Serbia. And history has a way of repeating itself.

[faiver]

that WWI started precisely because of Serbia.

- Well, yes, it was Gavrilo Princip who figured out how to knock off the Archduke himself.

[Nexcom]

Well, of course not personally, Mlada Bosnia sent him to do this, he was a radical...

So, was it really with the best of intentions that they shot off Don's ear?
The shooter was also a radical...

[faiver]

and who financed it? ............................

[Nexcom]

This organization had contacts with various radical outfits, but also secretly communicated with the then Serbian government. They actively collaborated with the Serbian military—the Black Hand group—who nurtured the idea of ​​Pan-Slavism and a greater Serbian state.

[faiver]

This organization had contacts with various radical organizations.

- I'll name you just one - the British government....

[Nexcom]

I doubt that the Britons made their mark here too...

[faiver]

Do you see the gopher? No, but it's there.

[faiver]

So, was it really with the best of intentions that they shot off Don's ear?
The shooter was also a radical...

- Yeah, and there was a lone gunman in Dallas.
I'll let you in on a little secret - they don't always tell the truth on TV.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: faiver

Well, it was Gavrilo Princip himself who figured out how to knock off the Archduke.

I guess you didn't believe it, just like I didn't.

[ergh081]

You're fucking nuts. Do you really think WWI started because of the assassination attempt on Archduke Ferdinand? You probably know that Sarajevo isn't even in Serbia, but the capital of Bosnia, and that Gavrilo Princip was an Austro-Hungarian citizen, just like Nedeljko Gabrinović was born in Sarajevo. Well, even if they had been Serbian citizens and had committed the assassination, that wouldn't have caused the war.

[Comrade Beria]

I mean, after the assassination attempt on Franz Ferdinand, the Russian Empire sided with Serbia. And then things went from bad to worse.

[faiver]

That is, Nicholas II supported the terrorists....

[Comrade Beria]

What do "terrorists" have to do with it?

"Nobody wanted war, war was inevitable" (c)

All that was needed was a spark.

[faiver]

and those who needed this war lit this spark...

[ergh081]

True, Russia sided with Serbia, but several events preceded this, and one of them: Germany declared war on Russia! That's all. And this despite the fact that Kaiser Wilhelm was an indirect uncle of our Emperor Nicholas II. Secondly, after presenting a 10-point ultimatum to Serbia and refusing (on one point) full occupation, Austro-Hungarian artillery began shelling Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. And then: "And then things got worse." So strong were the contradictions in the policies of the opposing states. If you're interested in the topic of WWI, what it all came from, I simply recommend reading V. Pikul's novel "I Have the Honor." It's a wonderful work, a voracious read. After reading it, a lot becomes clear about what's happening now.

[guest]

Quote: Comrade Beria

There is no access to the sea, all around

Well, it's their own fault, they shouldn't have let Montenegro go.

[tralflot1832]

Trump wants to buy Russian assets for just over $1. Clearly, something isn't going well for the Americans in the Shell-Russia negotiations over the $4,3 billion Sakhalin project.