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Publish date: June 18, 2007
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Servetnik told the Murmansk Information Agency that during the meeting he passed on a letter for Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. “We discussed the situation that arose yesterday and apologized to each other,” the environmentalist noted.
The day before meeting agents from the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime did not allow Servetnik into a meeting with the Prime Minister and detained him for two hours.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.