“To others his example is a lesson.” Those words from Pushkin’s “Eugene Onegin” seem strangely apt for the unfolding drama around Serbia’s oil company NIS. And make no mistake — they will be invoked, first and foremost, by Russia’s friends. While Moscow debates the future of Lukoil’s overseas assets, Serbia is facing a crisis that could cost it its last genuine ally in Europe. “We did everything to help the Russian investor; everything the Russians signed, we signed too.
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