Independent analysts said the company was sold for significantly less than it was worth and speculated that this was with the aim of securing Russian political support in the Serbian campaign against the independence of Kosovo.
Analistët e pavarur thanë se ndërmarrja u shit ndjeshëm më pak sesa kishte vlerën dhe u spekullua se kjo ishte me qëllimin e sigurimit të mbështetjes politike ruse në fushatën serbe kundër pavarësisë së Kosovës.