"Putin to seek Russian energy foothold on Turkey visit
Tue Aug 4, 2009 7:14pm IST
By Thomas Grove
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is likely to use a trip to Ankara on Thursday to try to get Turkey to support a mega pipeline that will help Moscow outpace a rival EU project to safeguard its European gas market."
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