Janet Jalil

In the lobby entrance, there's ice on the floor and on the walls, and the lifts stop working.

Ivan Pavlovich complains to me about the water that's trickling down and about his utility bills that are going up.

He concedes that life would be easier without a war on.

But... If I were younger, I'd go and fight, Ivan declares.

The special military operation is excellent.

It's just that prices keep rising.

Pensions go up, but then prices go up even more.

So what do I gain?

Nothing.

In the lobby, the Cold War has begun.

Someone is breaking up the ice and disposing of it outside.

Not everyone in Russia joins the dots and connects their social and economic problems with a costly war on Ukraine.

But many Russians do feel that life is getting harder and few seem to believe it will get any easier anytime soon.

That report by Steve Rosenberg.

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Now, in our previous edition, we told you about the big winners from the BAFTA Film Awards, including a surprise win for the British actor Robert Aramayo.

His film, I Swear, is about John Davidson, a campaigner for Tourette's syndrome, which can cause sudden, involuntary and repetitive movements or sounds known as tics.

Mr Davidson was in the audience and his shouting could be heard several times during the ceremony.

When two black actors, Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan, went up on stage to present an award, the audience heard Mr Davidson use a racial slur.