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Any attempt to hold a gay parade in Moscow next month will be firmly dealt with by the authorities, a City Hall spokesman said on Wednesday. 
Russia could pay Ukraine in advance for the transit of Russian gas to enable Ukraine's Naftogaz to pay for Russian gas supplies, a source in the Russian delegation said Wednesday.
Russia could pay Ukraine in advance for the transit of Russian gas to enable Ukraine's Naftogaz to pay for Russian gas supplies, a source in the Russian delegation said Wednesday. 
Russia's prime minister said on Wednesday that energy giant Gazprom would waive the $2 billion fine it is entitled to demand from Ukraine for failure to buy the contracted volume of natural gas. "These sanctions will not be taken," Vladimir Putin told reporters after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Yulia Tymoshenko. 
Russia is ready to work to renew relations with Ukraine, especially bilateral economic ties, with the expectation that mutual interests will be served, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. 
Russia has no plans to increase its military presence in the Arctic or to deploy weapons in the region, the Russian foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Russia has no plans to increase its military presence in the Arctic or to deploy weapons in the region, the Russian foreign minister said on Wednesday. 
Moscow enjoyed record temperatures for April 29 with highs of 24.7 degrees C (76.5 F), breaking the previous record set in 1999 by 0.2 degrees C, the capital's Meteonovosti reported on its website on Wednesday. 



