Moldovan authorities are returning the oil depot at Chișinău Airport to state ownership from Russia's Lukoil, citing national security risks. The decision, made by the Council for State Security, aims to ensure uninterrupted aviation fuel supplies. This move follows similar actions by Romania and Bulgaria regarding Lukoil's assets, while Serbia navigates negotiations over its oil company with Russia.
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Akin to Moscow, Serbia also does not believe in tears
Even with the problems arising from the US sanctions imposed on the Russian-owned Serbian Oil Industry (NIS), the debate surrounding it and Serbia's foreign policy remains focused on keeping close to Russia in order to achieve nationalist and revanchist goals of the past.
Oil sanctions in Serbia: The nationalization debate that never was
The Romanian government has decreed control over the assets of Lukoil. In contrast, Serbia shows no intent to adopt similar measures despite the Pancevo Oil Refinery shutting down due to sanctions on the Serbian Oil Industry. Serbian leaders express confusion over U.S. sanctions but refrain from exploring nationalization options, most likely due to local political rationale.
Want to support democracy in Serbia? Arm Ukraine
The incessant criticism of the Serbian right-wing political opposition and protests spectrum didn't shake the foundations of the government led by the right-wing populist kakistocracy of Aleksandar Vučić. Autocracy and foreign autocratic governments, such as Russia and China, are still considered by the Serbian public as a role model to be emulated .
Weep for me, said the Tu-95 bomber
There's a Serbian joke about how the Serbian ship of lunatics is the pride and joy of the Russian Navy. Whether it's the news about arms sales to Ukraine, the purchase of the French Rafale jets, or the recent visit of president Vucic to Odessa, there is always speculation about Serbia's possible departure from the orbit of Russia and China.
Putin’s war against the reality of planet Earth
The predominant political sentiment in Serbia and its national ambition is the revanchism for the lost wars of the 1990. The belief is that achieving the Greater Serbia can only be done with Russia and China asserting itself over the Collective West. That is why the Serbian people are Russia's most loyal cheerleaders in Europe.
Why Serbia stands with Trump
Yes, yes, Serbia 35% tariffs, Trump crazy. But Serbian political discourse and The Donald already have some history behind them. Read which convicted Serbian war criminal supported Trump's presidential bid since 2016, and how and why Carl Bildt got to mock Vučić on Twitter in 2020. Plus, we really dig vindictive narcissist dilettantes here.
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