Turkey tells the EU: I'll take over if Ukraine doesn't work
When New Year's Day 2025 dawned, both the Kremlin and the Ukrainian government were happy to confirm that the Russia-Ukraine gas transit agreement had definitively ended. The only major gas-delivery pipeline from Russia to Europe is Turkey Stream. It runs under the Black Sea and delivers gas to Turkey, Serbia, Hungary, and other countries.That was Turkey's plan all along, with Erdoğan keen to capitalize by cashing in on this "Rusi-Euro cash-out." The country's minister of energy and natural resources, Alpaslan