"Нещо повече, тъй като България и Гърция са страни-членки на ЕС, ЕС би трябвало да бъде силно заинтересован от осъществяването на този проект", заяви Путин.
"If the Bulgarian and Greek partners fail to reach accord, we will have to boost our exports through the territory of other countries," Putin said during his annual news conference on February 2nd "Moreover, as Bulgaria and Greece are EU members, the EU should be highly interested in the implementation of this project," Putin said.