This new “Turkish Stream" is an alternative to the “South Stream" Black Sea pipeline from Russia to Bulgaria – a project that the Kremlin abandoned in December, in response to the sanctions imposed by the European Union after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.
Tento nový „Turecký tok“ je alternativou k černomořskému plynovodu „Jižní tok“ (South Stream) z Ruska do Bulharska – záměru, od něhož Kreml v prosinci ustoupil, v reakci na sankce, jež Evropská unie zavedla po ruské invazi na Ukrajinu a anexi Krymu.