• Home
  • Politics
  • News
  • Business
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Opinion
Sunday, 26 March, 2023
  • Login
topfmonline.com
 
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Technology
  • Foreign
No Result
View All Result
topfmonline.com
No Result
View All Result
Home Foreign

Serbia secures gas deal with Putin, as West boycotts Russia

TOPFM NEWS by TOPFM NEWS
May 30, 2022
in Foreign
A A
0
Serbia secures gas deal with Putin, as West boycotts Russia
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has announced that he has secured an “extremely favourable” three-year natural gas supply deal with Russia, amid efforts by the European Union to phase out Russian energy supplies.

“What I can tell you is that we have agreed on the main elements that are very favourable for Serbia,” the Serbian president said after clinching the deal during a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

As the war in Ukraine rages, Serbia’s president has announced that he has secured an “extremely favourable” three-year natural gas supply deal with Russia during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“What I can tell you is that we have agreed on the main elements that are very favourable for Serbia,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, a former pro-Russian ultranationalist, told reporters on Sunday.

“We agreed to sign a three-year contract, which is the first element of the contract that suits the Serbian side very well,” he said.

Vucic claims he wants to take Serbia into the European Union but has spent recent years cementing ties with Russia, a longtime ally. He has also refused to explicitly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his country has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow.

Russia’s deal with Serbia follows after Moscow cut off gas exports to EU members Finland, Poland, and Bulgaria.

The gas deal is likely to be signed during a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Belgrade early in June – a rare visit by a ranking Russian official to a European country since the invasion of Ukraine began in February.

Despite reports of the atrocities in Ukraine due to the invasion, Vucic and other Serbian leaders have been complaining of Western pressure to join sanctions against Russia.

Serbian officials say the Balkan country must resist such pressure, even if it means abandoning the goal of joining the EU.

Vucic’s 10-year autocratic rule

Under Vucic’s 10-year autocratic rule and relentless pro-Kremlin propaganda, Serbia has gradually slid towards aligning with Russia.

Polls suggest a majority in the country would rather join some sort of a union with Moscow than the EU.

“The agreement reached by President Vucic with President Putin is proof of how much Serbia’s decision not to participate in anti-Russian hysteria is respected,” Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin said.

“The free leader, free people, make decisions that are good for Serbia and do not accept orders” from the West, said Vulin, who is known for his pro-Russian stance.

The EU as a whole has been hurriedly reducing its reliance on Russian energy since the invasion, and is set to discuss ways to further do so and to hear from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a leaders’ summit that starts on Monday.

It is not clear how Serbia would receive the Russian gas if the EU decides to shut off the Russian supply that travels over its member countries.

Serbia is almost entirely dependent on Russian gas, and its main energy companies are under Russian majority ownership.

In 2008, Serbia put its gas and oil sectors in the hands of Russian companies. Gazprom Neft and Gazprom together hold a majority stake in the country’s sole oil company while Gazprom is the majority shareholder in the country’s sole gas storage facility.

Related Posts

Bola Tinubu’s travel abroad is for him to rest – Spokesperson

Bola Tinubu’s travel abroad is for him to rest – Spokesperson

March 23, 2023
0
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

December 31, 2022
2
Source: News Agencies
Tags: Serbia secures gas deal with Putin
Previous Post

US Justice Department to review response to Texas school shooting

Next Post

Russia puts ‘all its resources’ into capture of key Ukraine city

Related Posts

Bola Tinubu’s travel abroad is for him to rest – Spokesperson
Foreign

Bola Tinubu’s travel abroad is for him to rest – Spokesperson

March 23, 2023
0
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Foreign

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

December 31, 2022
2
China to end Covid quarantine for foreign arrivals
Foreign

China to end Covid quarantine for foreign arrivals

December 26, 2022
0
Pope Francis calls for end to ‘senseless’ war in Ukraine
Foreign

Pope Francis calls for end to ‘senseless’ war in Ukraine

December 26, 2022
2
Ukraine war: Drone attack on Russian bomber base leaves three dead
Foreign

Ukraine war: Drone attack on Russian bomber base leaves three dead

December 26, 2022
0
Winter storm leaves at least 37 dead nationwide as residents in western New York remain trapped under feet of snow
Foreign

Winter storm leaves at least 37 dead nationwide as residents in western New York remain trapped under feet of snow

December 26, 2022
1
Next Post
Russia puts ‘all its resources’ into capture of key Ukraine city

Russia puts 'all its resources' into capture of key Ukraine city

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Foreign
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized

BROWSE BY TOPICS

2022 Budget Afghanistan akufo addo Amazon Apiate explosion apple AT&T Bawku Black Stars covid COVID-19 COVID 19 E-Levy facebook Ghana Police Service Google Government health Intel iphone Mahama Majority Microsoft Minority momo NDC news NPP Nvidia OMICRON Parliament police Russia security South Africa Taliban tech Tesla US UTAG vaccine vaccines Verizon WHO Xinjiang

Recent Posts

  • I’m disappointed but grateful some NDC MPS voted against Akuffo-Addo ministers -Dr Ato Forson
  • NPP MPs are now running from secret voting – Minority taunts Majority in parliament
  • Asiedu Nketiah, Justin Kodua spotted in hearty conversations as tempers flare in Chamber
  • More than 20 NDC MPs break ranks with Minority leadership over Akufo-Addo ministerial nominations
  • The traitors will be exposed – Apaak on approval of ministers

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

RECENT NEWS

  • I’m disappointed but grateful some NDC MPS voted against Akuffo-Addo ministers -Dr Ato Forson March 25, 2023
  • NPP MPs are now running from secret voting – Minority taunts Majority in parliament March 25, 2023
  • Asiedu Nketiah, Justin Kodua spotted in hearty conversations as tempers flare in Chamber March 25, 2023
  • More than 20 NDC MPs break ranks with Minority leadership over Akufo-Addo ministerial nominations March 25, 2023

MAIN CATEGORIES

  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Foreign
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized

Entertainment

FDA issues alert on two eyedrops which have killed patients in US
Health

FDA issues alert on two eyedrops which have killed patients in US

2 days ago
0
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT
  • ADVERTISE

© 2023 Top Media Group - Powered by BackUp Data Systems

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • News
  • Business
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Opinion

© 2023 Top Media Group - Powered by BackUp Data Systems

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In