Turkey has given its support to a Kremlin-backed pipeline that could undermine the EU’s plan to cut European dependence on Russian gas, less than a month after it signed an intergovernmental agreement on a competing project that has EU support.
Ankara’s willingness to back two different projects in the race to establish new gas supply routes to Europe appears as its latest move in a diplomatic chess game that could establish Turkey as a major regional energy hub.
“Turkey comes out of these deals in a stronger position, clearly successful in leveraging its strategic location and showing it is willing to play on all sides in the energy game despite possible objections from western partners,” said Wolfango Piccoli, an analyst with Eurasia Group.
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