“One of the two main alternatives is TANAP, a joint project between Turkey and Azerbaijan,” A Haber TV channel quoted Kalyn as saying.
He recalled that alternative gas pipeline projects have not been implemented in the past.
Earlier, Russia's Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov noted that Europe's refusal of Russian energy carriers would be "to a certain extent suicidal."
The head of the analytical department of AMarkets, Artyom Deev, in an interview with FAN, explained why Europe will not be able to completely abandon Russian gas.