“Great deal.

Russia and Turkey should use the ruble and lira, and the dominance of the dollar and the euro will soon end, ”RIA Novosti quotes a reader comment.

Another reader noted that Turkey has recently been increasing cooperation with Russia, Iran and the Persian Gulf countries.

Earlier, during the talks, Putin and Erdogan agreed to start partial payments for Russian gas supplies in rubles.

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, we are talking about a gradual transition to national currencies. 

Putin and Erdogan also agreed to increase trade between the two countries and meet the expectations of both sides in the field of economy and energy.