Reuters: Putin courts Erdogan with plan to pump more Russian gas via Turkey
ASTANA (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Moscow could export more gas via Turkey and turn it into a new supply "hub", bidding to preserve Russia's energy leverage over Europe.
At a meeting in Kazakhstan, Putin said Turkey offered the most reliable route to deliver gas to the European Union, and the proposed platform would allow prices to be set without politics.
Russia is looking to redirect supplies away from the Nord Stream Baltic gas pipelines, damaged in explosions last month that are still under investigation. Russia blamed the West, without providing evidence, and rejected what it called "stupid" assertions that it had sabotaged the pipelines itself.
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WNU Editor: Turkey is experiencing a severe economic/financial crisis right now. This offer from Putin must be very tempting to someone like Erdogan.
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Vladimir Putin proposes 'gas hub' plan to Turkey's Erdogan -- DW
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