On December 24, Vucic said he had discussed the expected sanctions against NIS with Russian Ambassador Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko. The day before, he had discussed the expected US sanctions against NIS with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
"There is important news today and I want to inform you that tomorrow, we will have important conversations with our American partners at the top of American politics in connection with energy, especially in connection with sanctions against NIS. I can say that we will fight for the interests of our country, while maintaining stability in the supply of oil and oil products to our market," Vucic said in a video message on Wednesday.