Russia on fire, has asked Vilnius for help
Aug 18, 2010
By Rokas M. Tracevskis
VILNIUS - Hundreds of wildfires, sparked by the hot summer, have engulfed large areas around Moscow and other parts of western Russia, choking Moscow in smog. “Lithuania is deeply shocked by the devastating effect of the natural disaster that has hit the Russian Federation these days and has resulted in many human victims, as well as destroyed property,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis wrote in his letter of Aug. 5 to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. On Aug. ...
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