Erdogan, Putin Build Trade Ties as Proxies Face Off in Libya

Leaders to inaugurate third natural-gas pipeline on Wednesday
Ankara has improved defense ties with Russia in recent months

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Vladimir Putin during a ceremony to celebrate the TurkStream gas pipeline in Istanbul in 2018.Photographer: Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg

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By Selcan Hacaoglu

January 7, 2020 at 8:45 AM UTC

Updated on

January 7, 2020 at 4:48 PM UTC

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Turkey and Russia will inaugurate a third natural-gas pipeline between their countries on Wednesday, deepening Turkish reliance on Russian energy even as the countries dig in on opposite sides of Libya’s escalating proxy war.