Nobody wants this country to collapse.

He did say that it must meet Russia's national interests and also that it should not restrict its growth and social development.

Situation was fraught with possible violence.

The question is whether they will actually do it. Certainly, there are a lot of politicians and people here who would like them to do it. Others say 'stick with it' and show what they can do. Certainly there is a lot of anger.

Very tight security situation.

A serious mistake with serious consequences.

Leaders of the opposition said it had been done deliberately to take attention away from their demonstration.

The shutdown is just the beginning of a complex and dangerous process of closing it forever -- something that scientists say could take 100 years.

I think one of the misconceptions is that it is fatal. If it's detected early, the five-year survival rate is 95%.