Turkey’s deal with Russia to build the country’s first nuclear power plant in the southern province of Mersin will deepen its dependency on the latter, a United States diplomat has said, according to a cable released Aug. 26 on Wikileaks’ website.
“Practically all of Turkey’s natural gas comes from Russia and this arrangement would deepen Turkey’s dependency on the Russian energy sector, which some in Turkey oppose,” said John Beyrle, ambassador of the United States to Moscow, according to (…)