Analysts: Visit of Putin to Hungary was successful

According to analysts, the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to Hungary was very successful. It showed that Russia has a partner in the European Union, which is very interested in cooperation in the energy sector, as well as in the supply and transit of Russian natural gas.

"The results of the visit in the term of conclusion of agreements in the energy sector are quite successful, but this is probably the most that can be expected in the current conditions," - says expert of Sberbank Valery Nesterov.

In turn, according to a leading analyst of Finam Management Dmitry Baranov, agreements on gas, reached in Budapest, certainly created a certain precedent. Now the other EU countries have issues to think about. After all, Russia has demonstrated that it is ready to take into account their interests. And the Russian gas corporation Gazprom is not a monster, from which you need to run away.

"With a robust weighted position of European consumers, cooperation with Russia in the gas sector will be beneficial for all and won’t prevent the development of united Europe," - he said.