Russian gas: Why a loophole leads through Bulgaria
Commissioning the TurkStream pipeline in 2020: then Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the heads of state and government Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Aleksandar Vučić. (picture alliance) (picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Lefteris Pitarakis)
Russian gas only reaches the EU via one pipeline. This puts Bulgaria in a key position both for the import ban from 2028 and for diversification. But even after that, there would still be an exception.
