NIS awaits OFAC decision; MOL and Russian gas deadlines loom

Serbia's NIS is awaiting a U.S. OFAC decision on a new license request, with critical deadlines approaching for Hungarian MOL and Russian gas supplies. While an earlier OFAC license extension provided temporary relief, long-term operational certainty for NIS remains unclear. Political statements from Russian officials and Serbian opposition indicate a continued reluctance to impose sanctions on Moscow, complicating Serbia's EU integration efforts.