Designed to confirm Vladimir Putin in the presidency. Allies of the late opposition leader, alexei navalny, had called on people to turn out at midday, in moscow and other cities to spoil their ballots or vote for any other candidate. His widow, yulia navalnaya, voted at the Russian Embassy in berlin, having queued there for several hours. As she left, she told reporters she had written navalny on her ballot. Her husband died in an Arctic Penal Colony last month and was barred from standing in this election as well as the president ial vote six years ago. These were the scenes in moscow. Thereve been no protest chants. The authorities warned that activists could be arrested. A Rights Monitoring Group in russia says more than 70 people have been detained. Vladimir putin is certain to win, giving him another six years in power. The kremlin has ensured he faces no credible opponent. There have been demonstrations at russian embassies around the world, including the uk, france, tokyo and
gas pipeline completed. they have now got to make a decision about whether they formally begin to use it. now, the new german chancellor, 0laf scholz has said that if russia launches an attack on ukraine over the border with all of those forces, he said everything will need to be discussed. but he hasn t actually said that the nord stream pipeline would be abandoned. do you think it s time the germans said that? i m sure it s time because next, er, news in bbc, for example, will be the russian submarine in the baltic sea near the nord stream pipeline. for example, like they do it in black sea or azov sea, and it will be the challenge for baltic countries. so, i think that it s time, and it s time not today, it was yesterday. are you disappointed, are you disappointed
indistinct ..and they fighting not with ukraine, they are fighting with the nato allies, with the civilised world. and i think that all presidents, not only president biden, all presidents or chancellors of the civilised world should comprehend it and make their decision right now. yes, you want the western friends and partners that you have to make big decisions. the truth is, the divisions within them are apparent. the germans, for example, have now, of course, seen the nord stream 2 gas pipeline completed. they have now got to make a decision about whether they formally begin to use it. now, the new german chancellor, 0laf scholz has said that if russia launches an attack on ukraine over the border with all of those forces, he said everything will need to be discussed. but he hasn t actually said that the nord stream pipeline would be abandoned. do you think it s time