Many observers viewed Miller's visit as an attempt to renew Russian pressure on Bulgarian authorities to stop stalling in a bid to win additional benefits, such as preferential prices for Russian gas deliveries to their country.
Mnogi posmatrači videli su Milerovu posetu kao pokušaj da se obnovi ruski pritisak na bugarske vlasti da prestanu da odugovlače kako bi izvukle dodatne beneficije, kao što su preferencijalne cene za ruske isporuke gasa njihovoj zemlji.