on its critics. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has described it as an affront to human rights. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. liquidate, the judge says, as she orders one of russia s oldest civil rights groups, international memorial, to shut down. the n60 was found to have broken russia s draconian foreign agents law. disgraceful decision, the reaction from the gallery. it s100% a political thing. and the substance of this political decision is just one more step from authoritarian regime to totalitarian. for more than 30 years, memorial has been shining a light on one of the darkest chapters of russian history,
said, was premature, and a display of excessive caution. all the while, ukraine is doing what it can to get ready. with civilian reservists dusting off universe uniforms from the boot of their cars, preparing for the moment when dame just might have to bear arms again. james landale, just might have to bear arms again. jame5 landale, bbc news. when they might have to bear arms. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg joins us now. despite the build up of troops, russia is strongly denying it has any intention of invading ukraine. the message from moscow is loud and clear. all these accusations are western hysteria, hype. the kremlin in5i5t5 it has no plans whatsoever to invade ukraine and as so often happens, whenever vladimir putin s russia is accused of something, what does russia do? it points the finger back so moscow is accusing the ukrainian army of massing forces and planning to attack areas of eastern
but doesn t have symptoms, no longer needs to take a pcr from today. it s hoped the ease to testing rules will improve access to pcr tests for people with symptoms and key workers, following supply issues. northern ireland, scotland and wales have already implemented this change. security forces in kazakhstan detained nearly 10,000 people during last week s protests, which were triggered by a rise in fuel prices. dozens were killed in the violence, which has been described by the president of kazakhstan as an attempted coup. russian troops who were in the country to restore order, have started to leave this morning. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg is in almaty this morning. steve, what s the situation there? well, this morning, the president
will keep you up to date with that. the court hearing begins in a few hours from now. media reports from kazakhstan citing the health ministry say 164 people died in the violence of the last week. most of the fatalities were in the country s biggest city, almaty. the authorities say more than 5,000 people have been detained. the unrest began as a protest against the rise in fuel prices, but may have morphed into a power struggle between factions of the ruling elite. russian troops continue to guard strategic facilities. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has travelled to kazakhstan s capital. well, the capital of kazakhstan feels pretty calm, really, but after the protests and violence that erupted across much of the country last week, a state of emergency and a curfew remain in place here and nationwide. there is very little connectivity they switch the internet on for maybe three or four hours
against the backdrop of military tension, and the continuing diplomacy, what do ordinary russians think of the prospect of full scale war in ukraine? 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has this report from the city of vladimir. bell tolls in russia, putin is but one of many vladimirs. this is vladimir, the town. it was founded by a medieval prince who ruled from kyiv a reminder that russia and ukraine have common roots. andre s mother is from ukraine. he calls the two countries brotherly nations, but he clearly sees russia as big brother. translation: russia must have a sphere of influence. | it s a superpower. smaller countries can ally with whoever they choose,