Energy security/  Gas hub on the border with Europe 

Moscow expects that the Turkish Stream gas project will be implemented and will help enhance Europe’s energy security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference on the results of 2014 on Wednesday.

“We expect it to be realized and help enhance Europe’s energy security, therefore freeing it from problem transit states,” Lavrov said.

The problem with the South Stream gas pipeline project is closed, the Russian foreign minister said, adding Russia could no longer honor its obligations under the project while its European partners largely made only promises.

“An alternative project has been proposed - the so-called Turkish Stream - and it has already evoked interest in Europe,” Lavrov said, adding specific discussions on the project were currently under way.

Moscow expects Turkish Stream gas project to enhance Europe’s energy security