On the other hand, securing an agreement with Sofia, would strengthen Moscow's positions in gas talks with Ukraine later this month, showing authorities in Kiev that the South Stream project, which would circumvent their country, is realistic.
S druge strane, osiguravanje sporazuma sa Sofijom ojačalo bi položaj Moskve u razgovorima o plinu s Ukrajinom kasnije ovog mjeseca jer bi se vlastima u Kijevu pokazalo kako je projekt Južni tok, koji bi zaobilazio njihovu zemlju, realan.