Russian government proposes intriguing solution if Ulaanbaatar halts plans for hydropower dams on the Selenga River.
Russian president's flight to Salekhard delayed after airport closed by freezing rain.
Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.
Pro-Kremlin eco-groups echo Greenpeace concerns by highlighting burning of forests which do not appear in government reports.
With Russia on Covid-19 lockdown, 77 houses were burned down in Novosibirsk and Kemerovo regions.
Oilmen forced to stop work after being trapped in 'horseshoe' of burning taiga, as pall of smoke smothers Irkutsk region where state of emergency imposed.
Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.
'All forest wildfires extinguished' in Siberian Federal District, say officials, but peat flames still raging.
Economic crisis to blame for delay in plan to breathe new environmentally-friendly life into former Lake Baikal polluter.