As Dmitri Trenin, head of the Carnegie Moscow Centre, has argued, Russia has left the West and is trying to build up its influence in the former Soviet space.

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Russia's presence in the Russian-speaking city is also a symbol of wider influence across the post-Soviet space.

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He also called for a new European security architecture that would give Russia greater influence, particularly in the former Soviet space.

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It involves a stealthy Russian government effort to become a major shareholder in, and influence over, the European Aeronautics, Defense and Space (EADS) consortium.

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Germany dominated the play, recording more shots, completing more passes and possessing the ball for roughly 60% of the game but couldn't create a breakthrough and struggled to make the space for its dangerous attacking players, Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller, to influence the game.

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