Stay of Execution
Local Russian News In English
The defenders of the Khimki Forest seemed to have won their battle last Thursday, when the ruling United Russia Party and President Dmitry Medvedev executed a choreographed about-face on the construction of the Moscow to St. Petersburg highway through the forest. This followed a weekend protest in central Moscow that drew 3,000 people as well as apparent endorsement from U2 front man and universal do-gooder Bono, who invited DDT singer and outspoken forest defender Yuri Shevchuk to sing at the band?s first Russian gig.
Source: Russia Profile.org