and what about the russian public? surveys show that escalation is sparking growing anxiety. people here were worried about the missile strikes on ukraine and the attack on the crimean bridge. they shouldn t have blown up the bridge, nikolai says. it was a big mistake. i don t support shelling civilian targets, but we had to respond. now, though, iworry about things escalating. it s very bad for ukrainians, of course. i m really sorry about them and i don t know what to say it s awful. the kremlin feels no public pressure to change course. for now, that gives president putin a free hand to act however he wants, and that means continued confrontation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.
of certain circumstances, this escalation could go as high as a nuclear war. and what about the russian public? surveys show that escalation is sparking growing anxiety. people here were worried about the missile strikes on ukraine and the attack on the crimean bridge. they shouldn t have blown up the bridge, nikolai says. it was a big mistake. i don t support shelling civilian targets, but we had to respond. now, though, iworry about things escalating. it s very bad for ukrainians, of course. i m really sorry about them and i don t know what to say it s awful. the kremlin feels no public pressure to change course. for now, that gives president putin a free hand to act however he wants, and that means continued confrontation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.