{"id":12472,"date":"2026-04-28T13:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/12472\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:21:10","slug":"croatia-bosnia-sign-pipeline-deal-to-reduce-dependency-on-russia-national-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/russia\/12472\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia, Bosnia sign pipeline deal to reduce dependency on Russia | National News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DUBROVNIK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/croatia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Croatia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/bosnia-and-herzegovina\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bosnia<\/a> signed an agreement Tuesday to build a gas pipeline designed to reduce energy dependency on <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a> in the volatile Balkans region.<\/p>\n<p>The Southern Interconnection pipeline will link Bosnia with Croatia\u2019s gas network and the liquefied natural gas terminal on the Adriatic Sea island of Krk. 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