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Pipes intended for South Stream are to be used for TurkStream instead (Photo: turkstream.info)

Russia-Turkey gas pipeline delayed, halved in size

Russia's gas pipeline to Turkey will be built later than planned and will be half its original size, state firm Gazprom has said.

Alexander Medvedev, its deputy CEO, told Russian media on Wednesday (7 October), "As there is no inter-governmental [IGA] agreement [between Russia and Turkey], the deadline is changing".

"How long it's postponed for depends on when the agreement gets signed. If the deadline’s pushed back by a year, that won't be a tragedy".

Medvedev voiced a si...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Pipes intended for South Stream are to be used for TurkStream instead (Photo: turkstream.info)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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