TurkStream gas pipe plans

摘要

Russia and Turkey are reported to be reviving plans for the TurkStream natural gas pipeline that would link the two nations, in a move that has worried EU diplomats who see it strengthening Moscow's hand. However, many analysts say the project is more rhetoric than reality, Reuters reported. EU officials fear that TurkStream will be expanded to bypass Ukraine as a transit route for supplies to Europe, increasing dependence on Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom and shutting in alternative supplies from the Caspian region.