Despite fierce criticism from the USA wants to keep Turkey on the purchase of Russian weapons systems. The President, Erdogan said during his visit to Moscow. The relationship with Putin’s Alliance with a Purpose that annoys the NATO partners.
For the third Time, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan met already in this year. And again, the presidents of Russia and Turkey to each other took a lot of time. There are two men, even if they call themselves so – well for the time being, no friends. The two presidents of Russia and Turkey, but currently together because they have common interests. There are economic interests as well as political and geostrategic.
During the visit of Erdogan in Moscow, he acknowledged, as well as Putin the good cooperation in the energy sector. The construction of the gas pipeline Turkish Stream, said Turkish President, according to Plan.
Strategic cooperation in the energy sector
The Russian President praised the Russian-Turkish cooperation in the energy field have now a strategic character. “Russia is the largest supplier of natural gas in Turkey. In the past year, we have exported 24 billion cubic meters,” said Putin. “That covers almost half of the total demand of the country,” said Putin. The commissioning of the Pipeline will transport the Gas to Turkish consumers.
And not only that. The line in the long term be redirected Gas to Southeast Europe. For Moscow, this Route is another Alternative to gas transit through Ukraine – and a way to make more political influence in countries such as Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia claim.