Russia's energy grip meets resistance in Balkans - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD

U.S. sanctions on Russian energy giants have pushed Bulgaria’s and Serbia’s largest oil refineries into crisis, threatening fuel supplies and economic stability across the Balkans.

In Bulgaria, lawmakers overrode a presidential veto to place the Lukoil-owned Burgas refinery under state control ahead of the sanctions.

In Serbia, the Pančevo plant has already halted regular operations as the measures begin to take action.

Watch as Eastern Express breaks down how geopolitics is heating up the Balkan energy sector.