Speaking to journalists in New York, Vucic said that Serbia is collateral damage in the relationship between the Americans and the Russians, reminding that the Russians are the majority owners of NIS.
“We have been extremely fair toward our Russian partners and toward our American partners. We will try to continue being fair, but people need to know that we will pay an extremely high price,” Vucic said.
The President said he is convinced that the Russians will claim to have reserves for a month or two, but problems will follow, as no bank will want to do business with NIS.
“But since financial transactions are prohibited, because no bank will want to work with them, there will be issues with salary payments and everything else. But let’s see, let’s wait. Maybe some miracle happens before October 1. Everything I asked for — they wanted to show respect and said, ‘We won’t impose them immediately,’ meaning the four days could allow for employee payments and to figure things out. I don’t know what else to say, but a difficult time and a harsh winter await us,” Vucic said.
He emphasized that the state will do everything it can to ensure citizens have a warm winter in their homes and do not need to worry about fuel supplies — whether for their cars, or for buses and trucks.
“Everything else will be much, much harder. And now, after this, absolutely everything is further complicated and is creating major political, economic, and all other kinds of problems for us. But we will fight, we will talk, and seek a way out of a very unpleasant and difficult situation,” Vucic added.
Sanctions against NIS have been postponed six times so far, with the most recent postponement until September 26.
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