On Wednesday 8 January, the Presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in Istanbul and inaugurated the TurkStream gas pipeline.
While the Turkish President described the event as “historic for Turkish-Russian relations and the regional energy map”, Mr Putin stressed the strengthening of the “partnership between Russia and Turkey in all areas”.
Stretching over 930 kilometres, the TurkStream crosses the Black Sea to connect the Russian coast (near the...