Serbian President Vučić to resign and discuss NIS future with Putin
Aleksandar Vučić announced he will submit his resignation on Sunday and will meet Vladimir Putin before his term ends to talk about the fate of Serbia's oil firm NIS.
The Serbian head of state said he plans to hand in his resignation on Sunday evening. Before his mandate expires, he intends to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the restructuring of the Serbian oil company NIS. Vučić has already met Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov in New York, and the agenda will also cover a new Serbia-Russia gas agreement expected to be signed by the end of September.
Why it matters
The talks could reshape Serbia's energy landscape and affect its ties with Russia.
How the sides frame it
LOW AGREEMENTCenter coverage frames Vučić's resignation as a power-shuffle ahead of early elections and a response to prolonged anti-government protests, while right-leaning coverage emphasizes the resignation as a prelude to talks with Putin about restructuring Serbia's oil company and a new gas agreement.
CENTER
Centrist coverage presents the resignation as a strategic move to stay near the centre of power before snap elections and amid two years of anti-government protests.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage presents the resignation as a step toward negotiations with Putin on the future of Serbia's oil firm and a forthcoming gas deal.
The right emphasises
- “plans to hand in his resignation … before his mandate expires, he intends to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the restructuring of the Serbian oil company NIS”
- “agenda will also cover a new Serbia-Russia gas agreement expected to be signed by the end of September”
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