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Russia defends claim on Arctic

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Russia is pushing hard to dominate the Arctic region which is thought to hold a quarter of the world's undiscovered reserves of oil and gas.

Moscow correspondent Richard Galpin reports on how Russia regards the region as its own backyard.


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