“We [Russia] value our reputation as a reliable supplier of energy resources to Europe and Hungary,” Putin said after the talks with the Hungarian PM. “We have agreed [with PM Orban] that we will not only positively consider certain issues the Hungarian side had raised during today‘s talks but also agreed that all these issues will be settled.”

Those issues, according to Putin, include contracts for Russian gas supplies to Hungary after 2015 and “some other issues linked with the use of gas storage facilities.”