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.
Sa druge strane, obezbeđivanje sporazuma sa Sofijom ojačalo bi položaj Moskve u razgovorima o gasu sa Ukrajinom krajem meseca, jer bi se vlastima u Kijevu pokazalo da je projekat Južni tok, koji bi zaobilazio njihovu zemlju, realan.