If there’s one thing that Russians can’t ignore, it’s smoke blanketing their towns and cities, making the air toxic to breathe. Numerous regions are now suffering as a record number of wildfires continue to rage in Yakutia. But Vladimir Putin is still intent on making capital out of his Soviet-style efforts to “help other countries” – which has included
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