Putin praises Erdoğan as ‘tough man’ for defying EU over pipeline decision
Nerdun Hacıoğlu MOSCOW
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a “tough man,” praising him for not being intimidated by a potential Western reaction against Russia’s decision to scrap the South Stream gas pipeline in favor of replacing it with a route through Turkey.
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