Russia and Turkey are close to making a digital natural gas trade deal. Vladimir Putin met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi to discuss it. Putin said the gas hub will improve regional energy stability. Russia wants to boost ties with Turkey as its relations with the EU worsen. Putin first proposed the digital gas […]
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