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September 9, 2010
September 8, 2010
The President spoke by telephone with Minister of Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu and Governor of Altai Territory Alexander Karlin who briefed him on the current situation in the area, as well as on the measures being taken to localise fires and provide assistance to victims.
September 8, 2010
2010 summer’s wildfires demonstrated inefficiency of Russia’s forestry sector legislation and management, Dmitry Medvedev pointed out at the meeting.
September 2, 2010
The President spoke by telephone with the heads of the affected regions and Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu. Mr Shoigu briefed the President on the firefighting and relief efforts.
August 30, 2010
Dmitry Medvedev was briefed on a tragic fire that broke out at a nursing home for elderly in Vyshny Volochok, Tver Region.
August 20, 2010
Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the situation with the wildfires in Russia and the fire-fighting measures that have been taken.
August 19, 2010
Dmitry Medvedev issued relevant instructions to Director of Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov.
August 10, 2010
Dmitry Medvedev awarded the Order of Courage to Vitaly Morozov (posthumously) and Tatyana Demina for rescuing children in the Azov Sea.
August 5, 2010
Daghestan’s President briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the situation in the republic’s mountainous districts, where several settlements have suffered following serious fires in the area.
August 5, 2010
The President instructed the Cabinet to step up the work on the proposals for material and technical re-equipment of fire-fighting services. Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin also discussed measures being taken to resolve social problems faced by citizens affected by the fires.
August 4, 2010
Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting to draft and approve additional fire safety measures for strategic facilities.
August 4, 2010
August 3, 2010
At a meeting with Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Sergei Shoigu, Dmitry Medvedev noted the need to create modern fire-fighting services and to re-equip the existing stations and brigades.
August 2, 2010
On Ukraine’s initiative, Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych had a telephone conversation on August 1.
August 1, 2010
The President is receiving constant updates from the governors of the fire-affected regions.
July 30, 2010
Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Government to take urgent measures to put out fires, help victims’ families and others affected by the fires, and allocate compensation funds for property destroyed and building new homes.
July 29, 2010
Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On the Federal Security Service and to the Russian Federation Code of Administrative Offences.
July 26, 2010
Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law to regulate safe operation of mining activities when mining coal and oil shale.
July 22, 2010
The President heard reports from Head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov and Minister of the Interior Rashid Nurgaliyev on the investigation into the attack on the Baksan Hydroelectric Power Plant and a report by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin on his trip to Kabardino-Balkaria. Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Arsen Kanokov also took part in the meeting.