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    Arutz Sheva: Turkey Threatens to Cut Energy Deals with Russia Over Syria War

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The Turkish President has threatened to end the country's energy deals with Russia in anger about Russia's airstrikes on Syria and using Turkish airspace

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Arutz Sheva: Turkey Threatens to Cut Energy Deals with Russia Over Syria War

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Russia risked losing a deal to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant and its status as the country's main gas supplier, as a diplomatic row over the Russian intervention in Syria intensified.

Analysts said while the warning laid bare Erdogan's rage over the Russian air bombardment on Syria and violation of Turkey's airspace, breaking Turkish dependence on Kremlin energy supplies was a near impossible task.

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