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Sanctions
Oil Refinery Shutdown Could Hurt Serbia for Years, Experts Say
The loss of the Russian-controlled refinery, which provided 80 percent of Serbia’s fuel needs, also means a massive increase in imports to fill the gap.
Dec. 5, 2025
Energy
Serbia Moves to Seize Sanctioned Russian-Owned Refinery
Belgrade is reportedly planning budget amendments to take over the Russian-owned Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) as US sanctions threaten refinery operations.
Nov. 26, 2025
Russia
Serbia’s Only Oil Refinery Days Away From ‘Complete Halt’
Since last month, the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) has been hit with sanctions as part of Washington’s crackdown on Russia’s energy sector.
Nov. 25, 2025
Europe
OPINION: Russia’s Up to Its Dirty Tricks in Serbia
The European media should be careful not to assist the Russian operation against President Vučić.
Nov. 23, 2025
Russia
OPINION: Human Tragedy as Opportunity for Russia’s Special War in the Balkans
The combination of a strategic Serbian oil company at loggerheads with Gazprom and the dramatic hunger strike of a protesting mother presents an opportunity Moscow does not want to miss.
Nov. 18, 2025
Russia
OPINION: Serbia Has Had Enough of Russia's Patronizing Attitude
Maria Zakharova and the limits of humiliation by Russia of Serbia.
Nov. 10, 2025
Zelensky
Vučić and Zelensky Discuss EU Accession Despite Intractability on Kosovo, Russia Sanctions
Serbia, historically Russia’s ally, said recently that it will supply Europe with ammunition. But its president seems less likely to compromise on Kosovo’s independence or join EU sanctions on Russia.
Nov. 5, 2025
Europe
Vučić Offers Ammunition to Europe But Stresses Military Neutrality
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said Serbia is ready to supply ammunition to the EU – even if it ultimately reaches Ukraine – while also defending his country’s continued ties with Russia.
Nov. 3, 2025
Russia
EU Says Serbia Must Back Sanctions on Russia to Advance Its Membership Bid
In a lengthy document denouncing Belgrade’s response a year after the Novi Sad tragedy, the European Parliament reiterated one of the conditions for Serbia’s EU accession – sanctions on Russia.
Oct. 22, 2025
Russia
OPINION: When the Kremlin’s Kommersant Gives Lessons to Serbia
Russia has long considered itself a protector of Serbian interests. But the Kommersant newspaper’s assessment of Serbia’s strained relations with Turkey reads like patent Moscow propaganda.
Oct. 19, 2025
Russia
Russians Were Present at Secret Training Camp for Moldovan Agitators, Serbia Says
Dozens of Moldovans and Romanians attending the camp, located near the border with Bosnia, were allegedly given instruction in sabotage tactics ahead of elections to the Moldovan parliament.
Oct. 16, 2025
US
Serbia at Crossroads: US Senators Lay Out Stark Dilemma as Sanctions Hit Russian-Owned Oil Firm
Bipartisan warning from the US Senate tells Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to choose EU future or continued reliance on Moscow’s ‘weaponized’ energy
Oct. 15, 2025
US
Vučić Says US Has Postponed Sanctions on Serbian Oil
Trump and Serbian leader kick the can down the road on sanctions on a Balkan Russian refinery as embattled US president continues to struggle to make good on international promises.
Sept. 29, 2025
Sanctions
‘We Will Pay a High Price’ – Serbia Faces a Reckoning With Arrival of Sanctions
Next week, US sanctions on a Russian-owned refinery take effect, leaving Serbians to fret over the economy, as they walk a fine line between Kremlin relations and EU aspirations.
Sept. 26, 2025
Russia
Serbia’s Vučić Thanks Russian Intel for Alleged EU ‘Maidan’ Plot Evidence
The Serbian leader thanked Russia’s SVR for its “evidence” that student-led protests, which began at the end of 2024, were being choreographed by “Europe’s elite” to engineer a pro-Western coup.
Sept. 16, 2025
Russia
Digging for Victory – Russia Competes in Hungary’s Grave Digging Competition
Excluded from most international sporting events, Russia was allowed to enter a team in this year’s “world cup of grave-digging” in the southern Hungarian city of Szekszárd.
Sept. 15, 2025