O'Brien: There will be no disruption in the supply of oil to Serbia, we are not asking for a specific owner of NIS to be appointed

As he pointed out, "the aim of the sanctions is that less money reaches Russia, because they will spend it on killing women, children and civilians in Ukraine."

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NIS, Foto: Screenshot/Youtube
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Assistant Secretary of State of the United States of America (USA) for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien stated that there will be no disruption in the supply of oil to Serbia even though the USA imposed sanctions on the Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS), stressing that they are aimed at Russia.

"We have imposed sanctions on numerous Russian companies around the world and we know how to ensure that customers are not affected during the transition period. It is important to note that these are sanctions against Russia. We have identified more than 300 Russian energy and financial entities, among them a company from Serbia," O'Brien said in an interview with Kurir Television, which was also broadcast today in the company's daily newspaper.

As he pointed out, "the objective of the sanctions is that less money reaches Russia, because they will spend it on killing women, children and civilians in Ukraine".

He stated that several dozen countries were similarly affected by sanctions, as was Serbia.

"My team has already met with the Scandinavian countries to study some of the implications of our sanctions in those countries. This is a normal conversation, but we talked with the President of Serbia (Aleksandar Vučić) and the Government about the way to remove Russian ownership from the oil refinery, to "This is done in accordance with international law and that there are no disruptions in the supply of citizens of Serbia. This is how we have worked before, so we will manage this time as well," said O'Brien.

He assessed that Russia bought NIS "for very little money, it took probably billions of euros out of Serbia in recent years, and now your country will have the opportunity to lead that industry for the benefit of the people of Serbia."

"We are not asking for a specific owner or company to be appointed, Serbia will decide on that and then it will be possible to establish a much healthier ownership relationship with this strategically important segment of infrastructure," said O'Brien.

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