Russian and Ukraine resume efforts to solve gas dispute

[World News]

By Vladimir Soldatkin and Denis Pinchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine will resume efforts to resolve a gas pricing dispute on Tuesday after a Russian deadline for Kiev to pay some of its debts passed without Moscow cutting off supplies. The gas dispute is at the heart of a crisis between Russia and Ukraine, and failing to resolve it would set back peace moves that are gaining momentum after weeks of violence in east Ukraine. Russia had given Ukraine until 10 a.m. Moscow time (0600 GMT) to pay some of the billions of dollars it owes, but pulled back from the deadline after officials said talks brokered by the European Commission would continue in Brussels.

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