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.
Nezavisni analitičari tvrdili su da je NIS prodat za daleko manje novca od svoje prave vrednosti i nagađali da je to urađeno kako bi se obezbedila ruska politička podrška u srpskoj borbi protiv nezavisnosti Kosova.