Economist Kolobanov: Turkey’s gas hub will depoliticize energy trade

flickr.com | Martin Kramer/CC BY-SA 2.0A gas hub in Turkey will help depoliticize Russian energy exports. Sergey Kolobanov, deputy director of the Center for Economics of Complex Fuel and Power Industries, spoke about this in an interview with RIA News .The expert noted that avoiding acute political problems in trade with Europe could have a positive impact on the Russian gas industry. At the same time, he pointed out that the organization of the hub can bring other advantages.One of them will be the stabilization of regional energy markets. This will become increasingly important as global logistics and trade routes recover.