Serbia 'Overpays' To Unshackle From Sanctions... Courtesy of Washington
President Aleksandar Vucic's willingness to 'overpay' for NIS AD, currently majority-owned by Gazprom, is framed by Bloomberg as a move to 'unshackle' his nation's economy. The context they bury? The 'crippling US sanctions' aren't some act of God; they're deliberate acts of economic warfare imposed by Washington on Russia, collateral damage be damned. Belgrade faces a Hobson's choice: enrich the
aggressor or cripple its own energy sector. (It's almost as if 'free markets' don't apply when geopolitics dictate.) This isn't about Serbia's 'willingness' to pay; it's international policy holding a gun to its head. The 'overpayment' is just the cost of complying with an economic diktat designed in Washington, not a strategic business decision. One might wonder who truly benefits from forcing
nations to shed Russian assets at inflated prices, transforming sanctions into a lucrative fire sale for those who escape the fallout.