Compact has written several letters to the executive board of Vinci, indicating environmental damage to the forest and human rights abuses, connected with the project. Vinci was asked to start discussion about changing the route and to intervene with the Russian authorities, but it refused to cooperate, claiming that it had no power to change the route, chosen by the Russian authorities, and denying any connection between the violence and the project. See also Antiseliger Environment of Russia Moscow–Saint Petersburg motorway References Dobson, William J. (3 March 2011). One woman’s fight to preserve a Russian forest. The Washington Post. External links Map of Khimki Forest Save Khimki Forest, international website Defence of the Khimki Forest, a Facebook group Khimki Forest on Twitter Infographic and cartographic dossier on Khimki Forest An engineering mom leads effort to save an old-growth Russian forest April 30, 2012 Khimki Geography of Moscow Oblast Forests of Russia