Plan Of Putin

Putin said; in the Southern direction, new pipelines should be created, bypassing Turkey. “Drujba” (Friendship) oil pipeline which extended to Romania-Bulgaria border from Russia and was built in the Soviet term should joined the “Adrian” pipeline. In this way Russian oil can be reached to Adriatic Sea.”

This call of Putin includes both positive and negative components for Turkey. The positive way is that the Istanbul Strait will get rid of being a pipeline composed of tankers. That Russian Administration shifts the direction of its oil from Baku-Ceyhan towards Adriatic, is the negative side.