The Turkish and Russian presidents were in Istanbul on Jan. 8 to inaugurate the dual natural gas line connecting their countries that opens up a new export path for Russian gas into Turkey and Europe.
Associated Press: Erdogan, Putin to launch new gas line, talk Mideast security
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) sit inside an air plane as they visit the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening day in Zhukovsky outside Moscow on Aug. 27, 2019.
