SOFIA (Reuters) - The standoff between the West and Russia over Ukraine may temporarily disrupt building the South Stream gas pipeline, but there is no long term threat to the project for now, Bulgaria's foreign minister said on Thursday.
The future of the 2400 km (1,490 mile) line from Russia via the Black Sea to Europe, avoiding Ukraine, has been cast into doubt after Russia's annexation of Crimea. Bulgaria, almost entirely dependent on Russian energy supplies, would be a major beneficiary of the pipeline.
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