Russia's state-run media have accused the EU of thwarting the South Stream project for political reasons, commenting on President Vladimir Putin's announcement that the gas pipeline to Europe will not be built.
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BBC: South Stream gas debacle seen as blow to Putin
Picture taken on June 11, 2014, near the village of Sajkas, 80 kilometres north of the Serbian capital Belgrade, shows the site where Serbia started the construction in Novemeber 2013 of their section of Russia's South Stream pipeline.
