Such information has appeared, but the deal must be confirmed by the US Foreign Assets Control Service. If this happens, the deal must also be confirmed by the Bulgarian parliament. This was said in the program "From the Day" on BNT by Ruslan Stefanov, the program director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, in connection with the information that the Russian company "Lukoil" has agreed to sell most of its foreign assets, valued at about 22 billion dollars, to the American private investment company "Carlisle", with the deal also including Bulgarian assets.
After Russia declared our country Bulgaria had 4 years to resolve the issue on our soil, but our politicians found time for this. That's why the US had to act, he added, quoted by .
"Carlisle" is a serious company. The Bulgarian government still has mechanisms, such as for screening investments, Stefanov said.
From what we observe, things seem to have gone quiet. I'm worried, because it's good when the Bulgarian state manages a company, Bulgarian taxpayers should know what's going on. I attribute this silence to the relief of Bulgarian politicians that the US is taking up the issue, said the program director of the Center for the Study of Democracy.
According to him, our country will not have a problem with gas supplies after the ban on Russian gas imports into the European Union comes into effect in 2027.