Putin orders stronger border patrols to stop illegal fishing

Putin orders stronger border patrols to stop illegal fishing

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered a reinforcement of border patrols in the wake of an increase in Russian seizures of fishing boats operating illegally in waters surrounding the country, State Fishery Committee Chairman Yuri Sinelnik tells Kyodo News in a interview in Moscow on Sept. 2.

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