The north Caucasus, on the other hand, was colonised by Russia only in the second half of the 19th century, and was never fully assimilated.

与之形成对照的是，北高加索在19世纪后半叶才被俄罗斯吞入口中，而且从来没有被完全消化。

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The north Caucasus may take up only a small space on the map, but it looms large for Russia.

北高加索在地图上或许微不足道，但是对俄罗斯来说至关重要。

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Mr Hill expects the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear projects (also involving Japan, Russia and South Korea) to resume this month or maybe in December.

他预期六方会谈将于本月或下月恢复，届时日本，俄罗斯和韩国也将参加。

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Mr Ban also called on Russia - a member of the stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme - to help bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table.

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Instead all three countries, along with Japan and Russia, have focused their attention on the denuclearisation of North Korea in six-party talks which Mr Kim has used to squeeze money out of all five in exchange only for broken promises.

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Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom had sought a new resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea, but China and Russia -- permanent members of the Security Council with veto privileges -- blocked the way.

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