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Obama to seek influence near Russia’s borders

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Published 23 December, 2008, 20:12

The new US administration is unlikely to change policy towards former Soviet republics, supporting all those opposed to Russia, says political analyst and editor in chief of Russia Profile magazine Dmitry Babich.

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