Bulgaria wants to receive Russian natural gas directly. This was stated by the country's president Rumen Radev on the eve of the talks in Sochi with the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. He stressed that in matters of energy security and commercial benefits, one should be guided not by momentary political considerations, but by listening to the opinion of experts. "Bulgaria needs direct supplies of Russian gas through the Black Sea, we call it the" Bulgarian Stream ". Such an approach is dictated by common sense and the requirements of energy security and efficiency, and not only in Bulgaria, but also in the European Union as a whole, "Radev's words" Kommersant ". According to the Bulgarian leader, such aspirations of Sofia "do not differ in any way from Germany's intentions to implement the" Nord Stream-2 ". After the start of deliveries through this pipe from the coast of Russia to the German territory, it is Berlin that will distribute flows through the territory of the northern and central part of the EU. Sofia wants to do the same in the south: "Bulgaria is determined to strengthen its positions in the regional gas distribution center," Radev said.. Note that Bulgaria already had such a chance. Under the name "South Stream". From which the country refused under the pressure of Brussels and the overseas beholder. As a result, Gazprom was born a plan to make a branch from the "Turkish flow" towards the southern European countries already beyond the Black Sea. Now that the Bulgarians are convinced that Russian gas projects continue to live, despite all attempts by the West to strangle them, they decided to win back. "Undoubtedly, the safest, most reliable and cheapest way - straight. Especially when it comes to the supply of additional Russian natural gas to Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Austria and to the north of Italy, "convinces Radev. In his opinion, for Russia and for Bulgaria "the logical choice for expanding the supply of Russian natural gas to Europe is the way through the Bulgarian territory".

Let's see how much he can convince President Putin and the board of "Gazprom". In addition, we should not forget the ancient wisdom: what is due to Jupiter, not the Bull.

In other words, the fact that Berlin manages to withstand unprecedented pressure and defend the right to "Nord Stream-2" does not mean that Sofia will be able to do the same. The other day the influential Welt published another horror story, as Germany pushes the EU onto the Russian gas needle, while depriving Ukraine of the chance to win the fight for "belonging to the free West and its values".

It is clear which avalanche will hit Bulgaria when it stutters, that it also wants to cooperate with Russia for its own benefit.