Gazprom and its subsidiary Gazprom Neft personal 6.15% and 50% of NIS respectively, with the rest of the shares belonging to the federal government and different smaller shareholders.
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić has mentioned america is ready to slap sanctions on the nation’s oil and fuel firm on account of its Russian possession.
Serbia’s NIS is majority-owned by the Russian power company, Gazprom.
“We bought affirmation that within the subsequent few days, the US will introduce sanctions in opposition to NIS due to Russian possession,” Vučić mentioned in an interview with Informer TV.
He mentioned he anticipated the UK and the European Union to fall consistent with Washington and introduce their very own sanctions.
The US Treasury Division hasn’t commented on the sanctions bundle and Vučić mentioned Belgrade nonetheless hadn’t obtained an “official paper with particulars” from America.
“After all, this opens us as much as issues with our Russian associates about the whole lot. From politics to the whole lot else,” Vučić mentioned in separate feedback made to the Serbian service of Doha-based broadcaster, Al Jazeera.
Serbia has repeatedly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine in worldwide boards just like the United Nations however has to this point resisted stress to impose sanctions on Moscow.
Gazprom and its subsidiary Gazprom Neft personal 6.15% and 50% of NIS respectively, with the rest of the shares belonging to the federal government and different smaller shareholders.
“We should look if there’s a chance to cut back Russian possession under 50% and to speak with Russian companions about it,” Vučić mentioned.
