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And supermarkets for sugar. people are buying huge supplies of sugar. - their life has always been hard, and theyjust keep struggling. l it does not sound, from what you are saying, as though there is any real great pressure on vladimir putin to say, stop the war because we are suffering, people have not got to that stage at all yet? first suffering, people have not got to that stage at all yet?— that stage at all yet? first of all, i am not sure _ that stage at all yet? first of all, i am not...

But i cannot say that the crisis of the sanctions are hitting very hard. we see there is a lot of panic—buying, that is for sure. there are a lot of fights, literalfights in shops and supermarkets for sugar. people are buying huge supplies of sugar. their life has always been hard, and theyjust keep struggling. it does not sound that there is any great pressure on vladimir putin to say stop the war because we are suffering. people have not got to that stage at all yet. bill. suffering. people ...

—— so, what do the vast majority of russians hear about the war? im joined by a journalist from the bbc russian service. at the moment we see that it is not easy, but i cannot say that the crisis of the sanctions are hitting very hard. we see there is a lot of panic buying, that is for sure. there are a lot of fights, literalfights in shops and supermarkets for sugar. people are buying huge supplies of sugar. their life has always been hard, and theyjust keep struggling.

But is either side actually winning? i think the russians have had an outbreak of reality, of a reality check. they have bitten off more than they could chew by trying to take the whole of ukraine. how are the sanctions and the war affecting ordinary russians? the majority of russians, their life has always been hard, and theyjust keep struggling. in one of the worlds other largely unreported wars, the one in ethiopia, is there a slight glimmer of hope now? when the government said that they wer...

>> kelly: thats the signature song that dr. king loved so well one of his favorites, "precious lord take my hand." when we was alive he embodied that songs message of depending on god to deliver you through hardç times. the same theme president obama discussed in his address, praising dr. king for leaving a legacy to show us how to persevere through tough times and rise above injustice. the president added, there is still more work to be done. >> the president: so, with our eyes on the horizon...

This because all he and his generation endured, we are here today in a country that dedicated a monument to that legacy. so with our eyes on the horizon, and our faith squarely faced in one another, let us keep striving, let us keep struggling, and let us keep climbing towards that promise land of a nation and a world more fair and just and more equal for every single child of god. thank you, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. ♪ >> the president appropriately now gettin...