Russia gathers snow from other places to decorate the New Year in Red Square, when the December heat hits a record high.

"These are all the snow in Moscow, being preserved on Red Square," an Instagram account wrote on December 29, accompanied by a photo of snow gathered near the Kremlin.

Alexei Nemeryuk, director of the Moscow Department of Commerce and Services, said the city also plans to use artificial snow to create an ice rink for residents on the New Year. The holiday of the Russian people lasts for the first week of January.

Moscow is experiencing the warmest winter in 140 years since the temperature measurement system was in place. Heat of the Russian capital stood at 5.4 degrees Celsius on December 18, exceeding the record in 1886.

A number of kumquats, lilacs and magnolia trees in the conservation area of Moscow State University are early flowering. Meanwhile, some animals in the zoo must put into the cold storage to keep them hibernating.

This is why the city government must transport snow from other places to the capital to prepare for the New Year's Eve. Elena Karavayeva, 45, from Moscow, said she had not imagined what a new year without snow would look like. "It will be a sad new year because there is no snow. We often take the kids to the park and play sleigh, this year must think differently," she said.

Russia is one of the countries most affected by climate change. President Putin said last week that global warming in the country was 2.5 times faster than the global average.