Serbia agrees further three-month Russian gas import extension: minister in Freight News 08/06/2026 Serbia has agreed to a further three-month extension to its gas supply contract with Russia’s Gazprom, Serbia’s energy minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic said late June 4, following talks in St Petersburg with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller. Dedovic Handanovic said the extension would allow continued, stable, “affordable” Russian gas deliveries to Serbia, state broadcaster RTS reported. “This is important for our country, for our citizens, and for our economy, also because of the flexibility and the quantities they carry,” she said. Serbia’s three-year gas import deal with Gazprom was initially set to expire at the end of May last year, but has already been extended four times, with the latest extension due to expire on June 30. A further three-month extension would keep the contract in effect until Sept. 30. In a ministry statement June 4, Dedovic Handanovic said Gazprom was a “key and reliable” partner in gas supply. Russian gas deliveries had contributed “significantly” to Serbia’s energy security in the years marked by supply disruptions in Europe and rising prices, she added. “Our goal in the coming period will also be to ensure security and predictability for our citizens and economy through partnership with Russia and Gazprom in times of uncertainty,” she said. Storage expansion Serbia’s energy ministry also noted that Dedovic Handanovic and Miller discussed the expansion of the Banatski Dvor gas storage facility in Serbia. “The conversation noted good progress in the expansion of Banatski Dvor,” the ministry said. The capacity of the site — in which Gazprom holds a 49% stake alongside Serbia’s Srbijagas (51%) — is being expanded from 450 million cubic meters to 750 million cubic meters of gas. Work to expand the site’s capacity began in April 2025. “By increasing storage capacities, together with the construction of new gas interconnections to our neighbors, we a