Putin agrees to declare national emergency over oil spill in Norilsk

Putin agrees to declare national emergency over oil spill in Norilsk
# 03 June 2020 18:04 (UTC +04:00)

Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks it necessary to declare a federal emergency in the Krasnoyarsk Region over an oil spill.

At the Wednesday meeting devoted to the diesel fuel spill in the eastern Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk, Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev called for the situation to be declared a federal emergency.

"I agree with your proposal to declare an emergency," Putin responded.

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