The Takeaway: October 16, 2019
![Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan speak during a ceremony to mark the completion of the sea part of the TurkStream gas pipeline, in Istanbul, Turkey November 19, 2018. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC12DCA255B0](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/12/RTS26NG2.jpg/RTS26NG2.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=Ks5dv1Y2)
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