Serbia's gas arrangement with Russia was extended through the end of 2026 under the same terms, Srbijagas chief Dušan Bajatović told Tanjug on 30 September. The announcement replaces the earlier expectation of an extension with confirmation from the Serbian state gas company's director. [1]
Bajatović said Serbia would continue receiving Russian gas at what he described as the best price. The new report did not publish a signed contract or specify a revised price, so the commercial terms remain those stated by the Serbian side rather than independently disclosed contract details. [1]
ContextThe gas arrangement is separate from the US sanctions and ownership process affecting NIS, Serbia's Russian-majority-owned oil company. Both developments affect Serbian energy security but operate through different contracts and regulatory channels. [1]
Replaced the earlier expectation of an extension with Srbijagas director Dušan Bajatović's confirmation that the arrangement now runs through the end of 2026 under the same terms.
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Serbia expects extension of Russian gas terms after leaders' call
Aleksandar Vučić said he expected an annex to be extended from 28 September, but no signed extension had been announced.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a gas arrangement due to expire on 30 September during a telephone call on 26 September, Serbia's public broadcaster RTS and news agency Tanjug reported.
Vučić said he was confident that an annex would be extended from Monday and that Serbia would retain a price of about €318 per 1,000 cubic metres. This was an expectation stated by the Serbian president; the sources did not report a signed extension.
ContextThe leaders also discussed the Russian-linked oil company NIS. Vučić described that issue as more complicated and did not announce a resolution, keeping the gas supply question and NIS ownership or sanctions issues analytically separate.
