year ▁natural ▁gas ▁supply ▁agreement ▁was ▁also ▁signed ▁with ▁China . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁policy ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁President ▁Put in ▁signed ▁the ▁Ky oto ▁Pro tocol ▁treat y ▁designed ▁to ▁reduce ▁green house ▁g ases . ▁However , ▁Russia ▁did ▁not ▁face ▁mand atory ▁cut s , ▁because ▁the ▁Ky oto ▁Pro tocol ▁limits ▁em issions ▁to ▁a ▁percentage ▁increase ▁or ▁decrease ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁levels ▁and ▁Russia ' s ▁green house - gas ▁em issions ▁fell ▁well ▁below ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁bas eline ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁drop ▁in ▁economic ▁output ▁after ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁Put in ▁personally ▁super vis es ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁protection ▁program mes ▁for ▁rare ▁and ▁end anger ed ▁animals ▁in ▁Russia , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Am ur ▁t iger , ▁the ▁white ▁wh ale , ▁the ▁polar ▁bear ▁and ▁the ▁snow ▁le op ard . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁policy ▁▁ ▁Buddh ism , ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ity , ▁Islam ▁and ▁J uda ism , ▁defined ▁by ▁law ▁as ▁Russia ' s ▁traditional ▁relig ions ▁and ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Russia ' s ▁historical ▁her itage , ▁enjoyed ▁limited ▁state ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁Put in ▁era . ▁The ▁vast ▁construction ▁and ▁rest oration ▁of ▁churches , ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁continued ▁under ▁Put in , ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁allowed ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁religion ▁in ▁schools ▁( par ents ▁are ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁choice ▁for ▁their