Trend: Russia or EU: What is Turkey’s choice?
The EU immediately reacted to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Ankara. And it was quite expected, given the fact that such a sensitive topic for the EU as the gas supplies was discussed during the visit.
The European diplomats rushed to visit Turkey to hold meetings with the country’s leadership a week after the Turkish-Russian negotiations took place in Ankara. The European Commission described the purpose, "The visit to Turkey aims to demonstrate the importance of Ankara-Brussels relations," the purpose of the visit.
No one argues this issue. Turkey, especially now, is of great importance for the EU. In energy supply, the country is literally a bridge to long-awaited alternative gas volumes.