Russia’s Gazprom will have completed two major gas pipeline projects to Europe by the end of 2021 despite sanctions and threats of sanctions. Russia’s TurkStream gas pipeline project is completed. On Dec. 25, Serbia undertook a test run of TurkStream. Its official commissioning will be held on Dec. 30, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, reported Sputnik . “The test run was successful. We did not publicize it too much but everything will start on Dec. 30 as I promised. A small ceremony will be organized on that occasion, because it is a huge deal for our country,” Vucic told reporters.
TurkStream begins in Russia, crosses the Black Sea, lands on the European side in Turkey and then enters Bulgaria. The new section of the gas pipeline connects Bulgaria to Hungary through Serbia. “Let’s try to get gas to Vranje in the south of the country and Valjevo in the central and western part, as well as to reach places in the east and southwest of Serbia. We want to bring gas so we can build new factories and have new investors, and also to supply gas to households,” Vucic said.
