Vucic: I expect problems regarding NIS, blockades are destroying our economy

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday evening he expected major problems regarding Serbia's majority Russian-owned oil company NIS because the US and Russia were "growing increasingly apart on all positions", and noted that January had been the worst month for the Serbian economy due to protest blockades.

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, we will have special meetings on that issue (NIS), but everything I had thought we would be able to get done without much political drama, with some sort of agreement and understanding on all sides, we will evidently not be able to," Vucic told Pink TV.

"For us, there is no good solution for NIS," he said.

"It is as if we were being torn apart by two cars moving in opposite directions - that makes our situation clear to you. But we will be dealing with that in the coming days and do our best," Vucic said.

"I hope the blockades, which are detrimental to every citizen of our country, destroying our economy and destroying the possibility of investors coming to the country, will stop soon. That is just something that is very, very bad and people must know that. It will be felt when it comes to salaries and pensions," Vucic also said.