The area covered by forest fires in Russia is increasing, with smoke from the fires having already reached cities near the Urals. As reported by Avialesookhranaa, on 25 July, fire is raging across 2,256,983 hectares. The majority of the forest fires have affected Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast and Yakutia.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...
Total forest fire area in Russia exceeds 2 million hectares
