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Kremlin does not rule out contacts between Putin, Vucic on gas

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 153 words
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What to know about Kremlin does not rule out contacts between Putin, Vucic on gas

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that contacts between President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic regarding gas contracts are possible. This follows statements from Serbian officials expressing a desire for long-term gas supply agreements with Russia.

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What happened

The Kremlin admits that contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, on the gas contract could take place, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Why it matters

"We do not rule out such a contact," he said when asked how the Kremlin assesses the prospects for extending the agreement, and whether any contacts between Putin and Vucic on that matter are planned.

Common ground

Aleksandar Vulin, leader of the Serbian Movement of Socialists party and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the state-owned enterprise Srbijagas, told TASS earlier that Serbia would like to prolong its gas supply agreement with Russia for the long term.

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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that contacts between President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic regarding gas contracts are possible. This follows statements from Serbian officials expressing a desire for long-term gas supply agreements with Russia.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, on the gas contract could take place”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple web search results. One result explicitly mentions 'Kremlin does not rule out contacts between Putin, Vucic on gas', which aligns with the statement attributed to Dmitry Peskov.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian state and state-controlled media have spread disinformation in their information war against Ukraine. This disinformation has also been spread a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation_in_the_Russian_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 March 2023, following an investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, the president of Rus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Russia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wagner Group (Russian: Частная военная компания «Вагнер», romanized: Chastnaya Voennaya Kompaniya "Vagner"), officially known as PMC Wagner (ЧВК «Вагнер», ChVK "Vagner"), is a Russian state-funded…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group
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Claim 2: “Aleksandar Vulin, leader of the Serbian Movement of Socialists party and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the state-owned enterprise Srbijagas, told TASS earlier that Serbia would like to prolong its gas supply agreement with Russia for the long term”
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Multiple independent sources confirm this. TASS reports Vulin described the extension as 'one of the most important issues', Telegraf.rs confirms his role as President of the Supervisory Board of Srbijagas and his expectation of a long-term signing, and a third web result explicitly links Vulin's desire for a long-term prolongment of the gas supply agreement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Early parliamentary elections will be held in Serbia on 25 October 2026 to elect members of the National Assembly. Originally scheduled to be held by December 2027, Aleksandar Vučić, the president of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Serbian_parliamentary_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aleksandar Vulin (born 2 October 1972) is a Serbian politician and lawyer who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia from 2024 to 2025. He served as the director of the Security Intelligence Agency…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Vulin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Movement of Socialists (Serbian: Покрет социјалиста, romanised: Pokret socijalista, abbr. PS) is a left-wing nationalist political party in Serbia. It was founded in 2008 by Aleksandar Vulin, who …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_of_Socialists
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Claim 3: “Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic-Handanovic announced in June, following talks with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller in St. Petersburg, that the contract for Russian gas supplies to Belgrade, which was due to expire on June 30, had been extended for another three months”
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While Wikipedia confirms that Dubravka Đedović Handanović is the Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy, the provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (Facebook login/help pages) and do not provide evidence regarding the gas contract extension or talks with Alexey Miller.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dubravka Đedović Handanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дубравка Ђедовић Хандановић; formerly Dubravka Nègre; born 6 November 1978) is a Serbian banker and politician serving as minister of mining and energy s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubravka_Đedović
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