The best protests Vučić could hope for

Serbian student and civic movement protested this week against the deal that would allow Jared Kushner to develop real estate in Belgrade at the site of the bombed-out General Staff or Generalstab. The protests and counter-protests are marked by similar tactics employed by both opposed camps, which keep evoking nationalism and try to elicit sympathy through hunger strikes.

Oil industry sanctions: Serbia is once again a victim of its own stupidity

On October 9th, the Serbian Oil Industry NIS faced US sanctions due to its Russian ownership. The sanctions impact its operations, causing payment issues at petrol stations and halting fuel sales to airlines. In response, Hungary's MOL will increase oil supplies to Serbia. Any hardships caused to local population most likely will not lead to re-examining the failed Serbian policies that lead to this.

Nedeljnik: Another company from the Gazprom group now has 11.3 percent of the capital of NIS

The St. Petersburg firm "Intelligence" acquired 11.3 percent of Naftna industrija Srbije's NIS shares, previously owned by Gazprom, without compensation. This change comes amid NIS's repeated requests for exemptions from US sanctions. The largest shareholder remains Gazprom Neft, while Serbia's potential interest in buying NIS faces financial constraints.