The two prime ministers’ meeting in Ankara yesterday resulted in a flurry of promises on energy cooperation between Russia and Turkey, signaling that the countries are getting closer in their partnership. Afterward, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that Moscow would soon get the go-ahead to build a section of the South Stream gas pipeline on Turkish territory. His Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed that Russia would soon gain a prime position in Turkey’s nuclear energy sector. Is this a big step for today’s Turkey-Russia partnership, and could it mean game, set and match for the rival Nabucco pipeline?
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