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March 02, 2017

The Kuril Islands and Russia’s Pacific Interests

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Tim Marshall was Diplomatic Editor and foreign correspondent for Sky News. After thirty years’ experience in news reporting and presenting, he left full time news journalism to concentrate on writing and analysis.

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