Putin And Erdogan Meet For TurkStream Gas Pipeline Opening Ceremony

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JANUARY 08: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speak during a press conference following the opening ceremony of the Turkstream Project on January 08, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. The TurkStream project comprises two underwater gas lines, each with an annual capacity of 15.75 billion cubic meters. Gas will initially flow to Turkey, while a combination of existing and new pipelines will subsequently take supplies via Bulgaria to Serbia and then on to Hungary. Russia is building TurkStream and doubling the capacity of NordStream across the Baltic Sea to Germany as part of plans to bypass Ukraine in its gas deliveries to Europe. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)