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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on fire control issues in Russian regions via videoconference in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged authorities to take stronger action to prevent wildfires and increase coordination between various official agencies in dealing with them. Speaking in Tuesday's video call with federal and regional officials, Putin emphasized that wildfires that hit Russia last year were the most massive in years and asked local governors to report on measures that were taken to increase fire safety across the country. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)