Although the US State Department gave no official response, Greek media have widely reported off-the record comments, which suggest unease Many experts believe South Stream has the potential to cement Russian dominance over natural gas supplies by transferring it to Western Europe via Greece.
Premda američki State Department nije službeno reagirao, mnogi su grčki mediji prenijeli neslužbene komentare, koji sugeriraju nemir. Mnogi stručnjaci vjeruju kako South Stream ima potencijal da zacementira dominaciju Rusije u opskrbi zemnim plinom tako što će ga preko Grčke transportirati do zapadne Europe.