MOSCOW DENIES QUID PRO QUO CHARGE.

Russian presidential spokesman Sergei Medvedev yesterday denied allegations printed last week in the Washington Times that the Russian and American presidents had made a political deal during talks March 13 in Egypt. (See Monitor, April 1) Medvedev, who was present at the talks, said no link was made between the problems of U.S. chicken exports to Russia and U.S. support for Boris Yeltsin in his reelection campaign. (Reuter, April 1)

Grachev Plays Both Sides in Tbilisi.