| July 2006 |
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Ukraine's delegation intends to visit Russia before July 10 to hold talks on natural gas deliveries, Fuel and Energy Minister Ivan Plachkov, who leads the delegation, said Monday. 
"We know well what a powerful uniting force religion can be, but we also see well what the self-styled 'missionary activity' of some extremist leaders, ideologists, who cynically use the believers' feelings, can lead to," Putin said at a religious summit Moscow. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Monday that people had to understand the potential consequences of a clash of civilizations that he said was being imposed on the world. 
Russia intends to do everything possible to normalize the situation in Palestinian territories as soon as possible, President Vladimir Putin told Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian National Authority, on the phone Monday. 
Russia and Moldova have signed a contract raising gas prices for the former Soviet republic from $110 early this year to $160 per 1,000 cubic meters from the second half of 2006, Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) said Monday. 
"We are witnessing another spiral of violence that must be stopped at all costs, which requires patience and wisdom from both sides," Lavrov said following talks with his Israeli counterpart Tzipi Livni. 
A large asteroid will fly near Earth Monday, but is unlikely to cause any harm to the planet, Russian astronomers have said. 
Inflation in Russia in the first half of 2006 stood at 6.2% in first half of 2005, a deputy prime minister said Monday. 



