Serbia’s Vucic warns oil refinery faces shutdown as US sanctions bite
Pancevo, the country’s only oil refinery, now on ‘hot standby’ as Vucic faces tricky prospect of seizing Russian asset.

Pancevo, the country’s only oil refinery, now on ‘hot standby’ as Vucic faces tricky prospect of seizing Russian asset.


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Anti-government protests in Serbia turned violent as riot police clashed with demonstrators in several cities, including








Protests started last year after deadly collapse of rail station roof, with President Vucic accused of corruption.

Opponents and supporters of Serbia’s government have been involved in violent clashes in the latest demonstrations again