Iako je on to u to vrijeme opisao kao "grand slam" za Bugarsku, kritičari su opetovano optuživali njega i bivši kabinet pod vodstvom socijalista da su povećali energetsku zavisnost zemlje od Rusije.
While he described them as a "grand slam" for Bulgaria at the time, critics have repeatedly accused him and the former Socialist-led cabinet of having increased the country's energy dependence on Russia.