But the region's geography and old ties have, for the present, given Russia the advantage.
Russian ports are now full of rusting hulks that the navy, given Russia's struggling economy, cannot afford to maintain.
But he may now decide that, given Russia's big oil revenues, he can do without further mess and pain.
Given Russia's accession to the WTO, which the United States strongly supported, we want to see our businesses get access to those Russian markets.
Given Russia's new pluralism, it is hard to imagine the Kremlin regaining the iron control it had in the Soviet era, even if it wanted to.
On May 28th it was still agonising over whether even to continue disbursements from a loan programme agreed in 1995, given Russia's poor record on meeting fiscal targets.
Pavlyuchenko had given Russia the lead in the 24th after being set up inside the box by Aleksandr Anyukov following a series of quick passes that ripped open the defense.
Deepening economic cooperation between the United States and Russia in commercial ties will certainly be on the agenda as well, given Russia's accession to the WTO, our continued efforts, again, to get greater access for U.S. businesses to Russian markets.
Given that Russia has already teamed up with India to co-develop and co-produce a version of Moscow's fifth-generation fighter, and that China is co-developing with Pakistan a very low-cost fourth-generation fighter, the U.S. may decide to try and protect market share and lift an export ban on F-22s.
General Sergeyev might argue, too, for the general staff to be revamped, and given oversight of Russia's 16 other armed forces, which between them account for at least 600, 000 more men in uniform.
Bates also adopted a boy from Russia in 2010, and considers herself lucky, given the ban imposed by Russia in December.
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Given this calculation, Russia's position regarding sanctions seems much more logical.
But officials in Russia have given contradictory information about what they knew about the activities of alleged bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who spent six months last year in Russia.
So given his influence within Russia and its system, even as President Medvedev was of course the leader of the government, our assessment is that Prime Minister Putin was supportive of the reset as it unfolded over the course of the last several years.
For a start, next year may be rough for Turkey's economy, given its links with a collapsing Russia.
Given the perils of investing in Russia, putting money into even the most promising ventures can be a recipe for disaster.
No country, Russia apart, has given the two statelets formal diplomatic recognition.
Given that people who move to Russia tend to be of working age, the working age population has stabilized in contrast to earlier expectations of a rapid contraction in the labor force.
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The media attention given to Landscrona's letter comes as Russia continues its preparations to host the 2018 World Cup.
Given that the UN Security Council, where Russia holds the power of veto, has not endorsed the plan, I asked what authority Mr Feith has today in Kosovo as ICR.
Given the European Union's relations with Russia have improved compared to a year ago, the EU may welcome the report itself, but may want to distance itself from the content, says the BBC Brussels correspondent Dominic Hughes.
Given the current state of U.S.-Russia bilateral relations, recent discussions surrounding the BST project are somewhat surprising.
Whatever promises are given during the negotiations about enforcement, the proof of Russia's shift to a true market economy, one based on rules, will be how far they are observed once the deal is done.
Powell had also hoped to be given a specific figure for the number of nuclear warheads Russia is intending to scrap as part of ongoing arms reductions that are running in tandem with discussions on the ABM.
The proper riposte to Putin's threat is the one given earlier this year by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld when Russia's current defense minister, Sergei Ivanov, similarly told him that Russia would deploy more strategic warheads if the United States pursued defenses.
Given the slowdown, why would anyone want to invest in Russia?
Indeed: as a competitor for Russia in the early 1990s, Mrs Engquist was given a ban for four years (later rescinded) for using, yes, anabolic steroids.
Given just how heavily the cards appear to have been stacked against Russia in Mr Gilman's account, it is not surprising that the wayward progress of its economic transformation in the 1990s culminated in its 1998 default.
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