Looking at a map of the world one is taken by the sheer size of Russia, and add in friendly countries like the ‘stan’s’ it is even larger. However it is also noticeable that its coastal boundaries are away from most trade routes. With Turkey having closed the Bosphorus to the Russian Navy and the Skagerrak being controlled by EU countries Russia will be increasingly dependant on Arctic waters and the North Pacific – both remote from the centres of population and industry.
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