Though Russia and Turkey agreed to step up efforts to build the Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline at a meeting between Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month, some analysts said Moscow prefers the Balkan route.
Mada su se Rusija i Turska složile da pojačaju napore za izgradnji cevovoda Samsun-Čejhan tokom sastanka Putina i njegovog turskog kolege Redžepa Tajipa Erdogana prošlog meseca, neki analitičari kažu da Moskva preferira balkansku rutu.