
How does Trump abandoning the Kurds benefit Russia

Rosneft - Gazprom tie in to Kurdish
#TANAP https://twitter.com/BlueGirlsRule/status/1184193545244008448
Rosneft has several export options for its planned Iraqi Kurdistan gas pipeline, but a tie-in with TANAP may be its best bet
https://interfaxenergy.com/article/31463/rosneft-may-tie-in-kurdistan-pipeline-to-tanap

Putin used Nov 19 ceremony in Istanbul to declare that Turkstream would make Turkey into a "major European hub" for energy â reinforcing that, in contrast to Brussels and Washington, Moscow is a reliable partner that respects Ankara on equal terms.
https://www.turkeyanalyst.org/publications/turkey-analyst-articles/item/614-turkstream-ankara-embraces-russia-to-further-turkeys-hub-ambitions.html