Washington earlier triggered restrictions on NIS, the Balkan country’s sole oil refinery, sparking fears of a national energy crisis

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has appealed to the US for more time to address issues surrounding the nation’s only oil refinery, which is majority-owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

Earlier this month, the White House activated restrictions targeting NIS (Petroleum Industry of Serbia). The move prompted neighboring Croatia to suspend crude oil deliveries and raised the risk of a shutdown of the refinery. The sanctions also hit NIS-operated gas stations, which can no…

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