Kremlin denies planning to institute martial law in Russia
by Andrew Roth in Moscow from World news | The Guardian on (#5WQKD)
Thousands of Russians flee country as rumours spread government is preparing clampdown
The Kremlin has said it is not planning to institute martial law in Russia as rumours have spread that the government is preparing for a clampdown tied to its invasion of Ukraine.
Thousands of Russians have begun fleeing the country amid unsourced reports that the borders could close as soon as this weekend after an extraordinary session of the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, scheduled for Friday.
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