but at what cost to the russian people? in moscow today, more queues, more western shops closing, more economic pain from sanctions. for some, the priority now is buying an air ticket out of here. but president putin insists his country will get through this. when he met the leader of belarus, vladimir putin said, in the past, sanctions had made russia stronger. from the kremlin leader, no hint of regret. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. and before we go tonight, a reminder of the latest developments in ukraine. russia made claims — without evidence — of us biological weapons activities in ukraine at a meeting of the un security council. the us has dismissed such claims "laughable". and moscow has announced it's blocking instagram due to calls for violence against russian soldiers. remember you can find more