Belgrade, April 17, 2026 (AFP) - US grants Serbian oil firm NIS new sanctions waiver

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Sanctioned Serbian oil firm NIS had its temporary US operating licence extended on Friday, Serbia's energy minister said, as Belgrade hopes a deal for its Russian majority owners to exit will be signed soon. Petroleum Industry of Serbia's (NIS) operating licence was extended until mid-June, allowing the country to continue oil imports and avoid another shutdown of its sole refinery under pressure from Washington's crackdown on Russian energy. "We......

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