A Pacific Gateway Shows the Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast Expanse

By Ivan Nechepurenko and Nanna Heitmann from NYT World https://ift.tt/PMjZmYp
via IFTTT In a country where power is highly centralized, Moscow sets the tone for Vladivostok, 4,000 miles away, complicating longstanding ambitions to make it a trading powerhouse.