Russia Readies New Gas Link to Europe in Defiance of U.S.
- Putin, Erdogan inaugurate TurkStream pipeline in Istanbul
- Capacity of new gas line tops 30 billion cubic meters a year
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Russia officially opened its TurkStream natural gas pipeline on Wednesday, further diversifying export routes to Europe amid a backlash from the U.S.
President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Istanbul to inaugurate the pipeline in a ceremony celebrating the nations’ energy and political ties. TurkStream is set to carry Russian gas under the Black Sea to Turkey and supply several countries in southeastern Europe once fully operational, just as U.S. sanctions stall another Gazprom PJSC export line.