that hasn t happened. he also underestimated the strength and determination of the west s response of it is a pretty bleak look out at the moment for him and the main way out involves wading through blood, knee deep, waist deep even higher. we were told today although we should of course treat the figures with some caution, marianne, that there has been a ten or 12% bump in approvalfor the russian president, approval for the russian president, president approvalfor the russian president, president in russia but of course you wonder how much of this reporting of these figures in these death rates and injury rates actually gets back to the people but there will be families in russia have lost young men and many of them are conscripts and if an american president was reporting figures like this he d be under severe pressure. no doubt about it, christine, but i think your original point vladimir putin doesn t care how many people he kills. i do ukrainians or his own
russia? ~ ., , ., public opinion for the war in russia? ~ 1, , ., .,, russia? well. based on most recent poles. russia? well. based on most recent poles, again, russia? well. based on most recent poles, again, so - russia? well. based on most recent poles, again, so much l recent poles, again, so much has happened in recent days, i am not sure when the poles were conducted, but the most trustworthy russian independent pollster, labelled as russian formation, president putin s support for the campaign was in a slim majority, this was approvalfor prudent a slim majority, this was approval for prudent overall, notjust the war. but it is very hard to gauge what is the public opinion in russia because you are seeing thousands of people being arrested, we saw the ripple collapse and it is simply difficult to know exactly what the russian people are thinking, especially if they are being brainwashed by propaganda. are being brainwashed by propaganda- propaganda. looking at president
that can protect people against severe disease. we are watching the situation very carefully overseas as well as here with ba2, which represents about 23% of our infections. right now, we are also demonstrating that less than i% of our population are currently recommending mask wearing because there is so much severe disease and those communities. i there is so much severe disease and those communities. there is so much severe disease and those communities. i want to share a a-rahic, those communities. i want to share a graphic. and those communities. i want to share a graphic. and it those communities. i want to share a graphic, and it shows those communities. i want to share a graphic, and it shows the those communities. i want to share a graphic, and it shows the united - graphic, and it shows the united states is far behind the uk and the eu on boosters. with immunity waning as well, how concerned are you about the more vulnerable populations? we know that moderna and pfize
and a great great grandmother has received the royal seal of approvalfor her incredible artwork take a look at this. this is a knitted replica of the sandringham estate. 92 year old margaret seaman spent two years making it, knitting for up to 15 hours every day. you re watching bbc news. plenty of british interest in the first day at the olympics. our correspondent is following developments. a different date for geraint thomas. i’m date for geraint thomas. i m exhausted date for geraint thomas. i m exhausted after date for geraint thomas. i“n exhausted after watching six hours of racing. just imagine the heat, humidity, up and down the mountain passes. it wasjust humidity, up and down the mountain passes. it was just so gruelling for the writers. and you have to feel for geraint thomas. once again olympic heartbreakfor for geraint thomas. once again olympic heartbreak for him. the second olympics running, a crash.