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Wednesday 17 September 2008

Oh those Russians

Putin and his puppet president, Dmitry Medvedev, are at it again. This time they want to unilaterally claim part of the Arctic, stepping up the race for the disputed energy-rich region.

Security of energy supply is going to be ever more important over the coming years and Russia is trying to get to the position where they have the West "over a barrel".
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4 comments:

  1. Crushed17 September 2008 at 18:56

    To be fair though, if anyone can claim the Arctic, it is Russia.

    Russia DOES pretty much encircle the Arctic...

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  2. Not a sheep17 September 2008 at 20:23

    "encircle" seems a little strong, how about Canada, the US and Denmark (Greenland)?

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  3. Crushed18 September 2008 at 00:25

    If you dre a straight line from Kamchatka to Archangelsk, the North Pole would be between that line and the Russian coast. :)

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  4. Not a sheep18 September 2008 at 07:44

    Possibly but not particularly relevant.

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