France supplies gas to Germany for the first time. Putin wants to bring Turkey into the "game".

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France supplies gas to Germany for the first time. Putin wants to bring Turkey
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France has started supplying gas to Germany, in an act of European solidarity, at a time when the pressure to face the winter with energy is increasing day by day.

The gas was sent to Germany through a transmission line, as part of an agreement between the two countries to fill shortages caused by the interruption of gas supplies from Russia.

Although the amount sent is not more than 2% of daily needs, this gesture is appreciated by Berlin, which has long already started the battle for energy diversification.

Recently, Russia has been accused by many European countries of using the gas supply issue as a weapon against the West.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Turkey was the most reliable route for sending gas to the European Union and proposed building what he called a supply hub there.

The proposal comes at a time when Russia is trying to maintain its energy influence in Europe as it changes supply routes from the Baltic Sea for the Nord Stream pipeline, damaged by last month's explosions that are still under investigation.

"This center, which of course we can build together, would be a platform not only for supplies, but also for determining the price, because this is a very important issue - the issue of prices," President Putin told his counterpart his Erdogan, in a meeting in Kazakhstan.

"Today, these prices are too high; we can easily adjust [them] to a normal market level, without any political overtones," he said.

Putin first floated the idea on Wednesday that Russia could create a major gas hub in Turkey by redirecting supplies destined for the damaged Nord Stream undersea pipeline. Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating the explosions as acts of sabotage, but have not yet said who they believe was responsible.

 

In the appearance before the cameras of the two leaders, Erdogan did not comment on the idea of ​​the gas center.

The Turkish president has offered to mediate between Moscow and Kiev since Putin launched his aggression in Ukraine on February 24. He pulled off a rare diplomatic feat when, along with the United Nations, he brokered a deal in July that allowed the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea ports that Russia had blocked.


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