Well, let's put it this way. Fire safety rules are often very laxly enforced in Russia.

这样说吧。俄罗斯消防安全规定的执行力度很松懈。

This is because treating you too severely would just be a mistake in method, but treating you too laxly would be a mistake in political direction.

因为对你太严厉，只是方法上的错误，对你太松，则是政治方向上的错误。