Turkey is the largest gas hub for Europe, as a result of Russia's offer on Wednesday.

The largest gas hub for Europe in Turkey could be created by moving the lost volumes from theNord Streams along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea region. If our partners are interested in this. Economic feasibility is also included.

There is no doubt that we can consider the issue of a trading platform on the border of the European Union and Turkey, according to the CEO of Russian state-owned giant Gazprom.

Turkey was surprised by the proposal.

We've never heard of this before. The Turkish Energy Minister said it was early to make an assessment. These are things that need to be talked about.

Two weeks have passed since leaks were first reported on the keyNord Stream line that transports natural gas from Russia to Germany. The UN was told that the leaks were caused by hundreds of pounds of explosives.

Some senior lawmakers in Germany pointed the finger at Russia, as the US and Germany believed sabotage was involved. The incident was labeled an act of international terrorism by Putin.

If the EU wants it, Putin will send natural gas to Germany through a section of the Nord Stream 2 line. Putin said that they were ready to supply more volumes in the winter.

The project was put on hold days before Russia invadedUkraine. The construction of the line under the Baltic Sea was finished in September of 2011.

The proposal to useNord Stream 2 was rejected by the Germans.

The German government's spokeswoman told reporters in Berlin that it was a nice try. Russia is no longer a reliable energy supplier and there was no gas flowing before the damage toNord Stream 1

It isn't the first time that Putin has suggested the use of theNord Stream 2. If the EU wants more natural gas from Russia, it can simply turn on the newNord Stream 2 line.