Serbia Hopes for Gas Deal Extension After Vucic-Putin Call
Vučić said Serbia expects an extension to keep Russian gas flowing at below-market prices as the current arrangement nears its Sept. 30 expiry.
- On Saturday, President Aleksandar Vucic spoke with Vladimir Putin about extending Serbia's gas arrangement, expecting to maintain the negotiated price of €318 per 1,000 cubic meters versus the market rate of €868.
- Belgrade is navigating sanctions from Washington on the Petroleum Industry of Serbia over its majority Russian ownership, with talks underway to sell a 56-percent stake to Hungarian energy giant MOL before the Sept. 30 deadline.
- The NIS refinery, with an annual capacity of 6.6 million tons of crude, remains critical to Serbia's energy security, though domestic production and imports from Azerbaijan cannot fully offset the loss of Russian gas supplies.
- Vucic announced he will resign on Sept. 27 to run for prime minister, marking this diplomatic contact as one of his final acts as president following two years of student-led anti-graft protests.
- Despite European membership aspirations, Serbia remains one of the few nations maintaining close ties with the Kremlin since the invasion of Ukraine, defining its complex foreign policy and energy strategy.
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Vucic Called Putin. Serbia Hopes to Get a Further Extension of the Gas Deal with Russia - HotNews.ro
Serbia hopes to obtain a further extension of the agreement on gas deliveries from Russia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday, after a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, while Belgrade is trying to reach a longer-term agreement with Moscow, reports France Presse. Serbia is heavily dependent on gas ...
Aleksandar Vučić is resigning as President of the Republic so that he can "jump" to the position of Prime Minister, if his party forms a government after the parliamentary elections on October 25. The post Vučić: He spoke with Putin a day before resigning as President – He secured a favorable price for natural gas appeared first on in.gr.
Serbia hopes to negotiate a new extension of its Russian gas supply agreement, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by Agence France-Presse, BTA reported. Belgrade is also seeking a longer-term deal. Serbia remains heavily dependent on Russian gas but has failed to reach a long-term agreement since its previous three-year contract expired in the summer of 2025. Since then, suppl…
<p>Serbia hopes to extend gas deal with Russia after Vucic talks with Putin Serbia's gas deal with Russia expires on September 30. Vucic expects continued deliveries at a price of 318 euros per thousand cubic meters</p>.
Serbia hopes to extend its gas supply contract with Russia once again, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday after a phone call with Vladimir Putin, as Belgrade seeks to reach a long-term agreement.
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