August 26, 2010, 19:40
Dmitry Medvedev announced this decision in his blog. The President instructed the Government to suspend the implementation of the resolution on the motorway construction through the Khimki Forest and to conduct further public and expert discussions on the issue.
This is a very touchy situation in Russia right now. One thing that many Russians like is their forests and if you destroy them for no reason they can get a little testy…
Russians can live with the same leader forever but don’t mess with their trees. 🙂
Windows to Russia!
- Majority party appeals to Medvedev over disputed highway project (rt.com)
- Anthony Citrano: The Battle for Khimki Forest | openDemocracy (opendemocracy.net)
- ALERT! Protect Moscow’s Khimki Forest from Rampant Corruption (forests.org)
- 2,000 attend banned concert for Russian forest preservation (greenfudge.org)
- Battle to save Khimki forest turns violent (rt.com)