{"id":37366,"date":"2022-05-31T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=37366"},"modified":"2022-05-31T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:40:00","slug":"serbia-russia-gas-deal-provokes-intense-backlash-in-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/serbia-russia-gas-deal-provokes-intense-backlash-in-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbia-Russia gas deal provokes intense backlash in Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The current geopolitical situation in Europe has been followed by several dramatic developments in the energy sector in many European countries that are at a race against time to become independent of Russian gas.<\/p>\n<p>These developments have had an impact on Western Balkan states, where energy capacities are still insufficient in terms of meeting the local demand.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Serbia has reached a gas deal with Russia, thus becoming one of the few countries that refuse to impose sanctions on Moscow, following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>This decision was widely criticized in Kosovo, which doesn\u2019t currently have access to the international gas market, lacks infrastructure, and doesn\u2019t possess any natural gas reserves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/05\/29\/vucic-signs-a-3-year-gas-deal-with-putin\/\">Vucic signs a 3-year gas deal with Putin<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/05\/18\/vucic-admits-to-mounting-pressure-from-the-west-over-kosovo\/\">Vucic admits to mounting pressure from the West over Kosovo<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/05\/17\/serbia-pm-refers-to-kosovo-bid-to-join-coe-as-pinnacle-of-cynicism\/\">Serbia PM refers to Kosovo bid to join CoE as \u2018pinnacle of cynicism\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu37284\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current geopolitical situation in Europe has been followed by several dramatic developments in the energy sector in many European countries that are at a race against time to become independent of Russian gas. 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