{"id":158730,"date":"2025-01-04T15:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T13:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=158730"},"modified":"2025-01-04T15:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T13:56:06","slug":"tough-days-ahead-for-serbia-vucic-announces-sanctions-on-nis-reveals-the-deadline-for-serbia-to-assess-its-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/tough-days-ahead-for-serbia-vucic-announces-sanctions-on-nis-reveals-the-deadline-for-serbia-to-assess-its-options\/","title":{"rendered":"TOUGH DAYS AHEAD FOR SERBIA: Vu\u010di\u0107 announces sanctions on NIS, reveals the deadline for Serbia to assess its options!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The President of Serbia, <strong>Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107<\/strong>, announced today that the <strong>United States will impose comprehensive sanctions on the company NIS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBased on my discussions with Jose Fernandez, their mandate expires on January 20. The U.S. will impose sanctions\u2014not general, not partial, not just financial, but comprehensive sanctions on our company NIS. Direct sanctions on NIS place us in a very difficult position because, after some time, we will not only face issues with oil procurement but also problems with the refinery, petrochemical industry, and ultimately the survival of our economy as it stands today. We won\u2019t be able to procure spare parts. So far, we\u2019ve managed to find ways through other companies, trying to preserve what we can,\u201d said Vu\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0h2HttSPMDYhu3fweFnNvVQzP5puhXWSqexdDoFpXRGJ2dGVcB2v9BEK3hWBN9MQl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"614\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>He also announced a meeting with U.S. Ambassador <strong>Christopher Hill<\/strong> later today to discuss the energy issue further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe question arises\u2014why now, why at this moment? They\u2019ll say it\u2019s aimed at Russia to cut off financing for their war efforts. But they haven\u2019t done that, there are records and evidence proving otherwise. Perhaps they\u2019re bothered by the high profit that the Russian company made; this year, profits are lower, and in the years to come, they cannot remain high. Whether this is related to some external attempts to destabilize the situation in our country, I\u2019m not sure, and I cannot accuse anyone without proof. Nonetheless, it puts our country in a difficult position. What I asked was: how long will the deadline be? From what I understood, I will have further talks with Ambassador Hill today, who will be briefed on the actions. We will have 30 days to assess the options and initiate action, and within 60 days, we must complete the process. They will officially announce the decision before the 15th, and by <strong>February 15<\/strong>, we must decide on our course of action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Milo\u0161 (Vu\u010devi\u0107)<\/strong>, you need to form two teams under a single command and your coordination. I will assist by negotiating with Putin. One team will handle gas supply negotiations to ensure we have enough gas, while the other team will focus on NIS. I know many have seen this as an opportunity without asking where the money will come from, thinking it\u2019s time to seize something. I believe none of us should adopt the 1945 mentality of seizing property. I don\u2019t think we should take Russian property. The last option, and I know that more than half the government favors it, should be hostile acquisition, only if we have no other way to survive. I share the concern\u2014any disruptions in reserves would create chaos in the market, which we cannot allow. There are countless options we need to discuss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI see this as a huge challenge, a significant problem for us, especially given the current geopolitical circumstances. It will bring numerous difficulties. Even if we agree to pay the Russians for their stake, that money will end up on the battlefield no matter how much we pay. I don\u2019t understand the purpose of sanctions since the money will appear in Russia regardless. I cannot accept any solution without compensation\u2014we are not thieves. I oppose the concept of seizing property through forced measures, as the West has done to Russians, only to apologize someday. I will speak with Putin around <strong>January 25 or 27<\/strong>, once I see what the talks with the American administration yield. You will be informed of the situation. Based on that, by February 15, we must make a decision. As for gas, both the Russians and Azerbaijanis are reliable partners for us. We currently have around <strong>430 million cubic meters of gas in reserve<\/strong>, which is also crucial for electricity production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/epic-scandal-in-romania-ruling-party-paid-for-tiktok-campaign-that-led-to-the-annulment-of-georgescus-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EPIC SCANDAL IN ROMANIA: Ruling party paid for TikTok campaign that led to the annulment of Georgescu\u2019s victory!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/chicago-is-cultivating-future-olympic-champions-young-karatekas-promise-to-bring-gold-to-serbia-one-day-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CHICAGO IS CULTIVATING FUTURE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS: Young Karatekas promise to bring gold to Serbia one day! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/giving-away-his-wealth-for-free-a-farmer-from-golija-donates-10-acres-of-his-land-with-only-one-condition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GIVING AWAY HIS WEALTH FOR FREE: A farmer from Golija donates 10 acres of his land, with only one condition!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Kurir <strong>Photo: <\/strong>Petar Aleksi\u0107<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107, announced today that the United States will impose comprehensive sanctions on the company NIS. \u201cBased on my discussions with Jose Fernandez, their mandate expires on January 20. The U.S. will impose sanctions\u2014not general, not partial, not just financial, but comprehensive sanctions on our company NIS. Direct sanctions on NIS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2169,"featured_media":158731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[856,4093,24,3570,738,23,3571],"class_list":["post-158730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serbia","tag-aleksandar-vucic","tag-ambasador-sad","tag-donald-tramp","tag-nis-2","tag-rusija","tag-sad","tag-sankcije","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Serbiantimes.info EN","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158742,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158730\/revisions\/158742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}