Presidents Erdogan and Putin apparently agreed to turn Turkey into a gas hub. Credit: Turkish Presidency
Euractiv: Washington rejects Putin’s call to make Turkey Europe’s gas hub
The US has reacted negatively to a proposal made by Russian President Vladimir Putin to turn Turkey into a gas hub for the EU.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently backed the Kremlin’s idea of creating an international gas hub in Turkey and urged his government on 14 October to quickly present implementation plans.
“We have continued to urge our allies to take steps to diversify their energy sources, to reduce energy reliance on Russia. And in the case of Turkey, we are working with them closely to assist in their own efforts to enhance energy security in the long term,” US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Wednesday.
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Update #1: US Ratchets Up Pressure on Turkey Over Ties With Russia (Bloomberg)
Update #2: U.S. Slams Turkey-Russia Deal to Form a Natural Gas Hub (Greek Reporter)
WNU Editor: Erdogan is being squeezed by the U.S. to drop his contacts with Putin. But it also looks like he is ignoring US demands .... Erdoğan says he'll work with Putin to develop gas hub in Turkey (Business Insider). But what is really going to sour U.S. - Turkey relations will be this .... Turkey Asks Russia to Build Another Nuclear Plant, Defying US (Bloomberg).
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