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Old 24th Nov 2015, 16:13
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Turkey is one of the largest buyers of Russian gas, second only to Germany. (And on the flip side, Turkey heavily depends on Russian gas).

Putin has to project a tough response for domestic consumption, but neither side will want to escalate this incident out of proportions.
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