in which continent is russia?
Eurasia
entailment
 = = = = Central and Eastern Europe = = = = 

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 Russia has inherited the Soviet Union 's right to claim territory under the original Antarctic Treaty . 

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 Chapter 5 - Russia 

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 In 2014 , Stephen Kinzer of The Boston Globe compared Russia 's actions with its own neighboring territories , to those of " any other superpower " , taking Ukraine and Crimea as examples . A mixed opinion has been offered by Matthew Fleischer of the Los Angeles Times : he contends that Russia will not become a superpower unless climate change eats away at the permafrost that covers , as of March 2014 , two @-@ thirds of the country 's landmass . The absence of this permafrost would reveal immense stores of oil , natural gas , and precious minerals , as well as potential farmland , which would allow Russia to " become the world 's bread basket — and control the planet 's food supply . " 

contradiction
 = = = Central and western Europe = = = 
