reporting about the conflict in ukraine. the fact that the mcdonald's shuts down is a demonstration to ordinary people beyond what they've already gotten, that this is a very difficult hit, a very difficult blow that the west, the united states, the european union have leveled on russians. it's a very tough time in the russian economy and it's going to get tougher. we're expecting defaults of russian corporations on their debts to the west. the pain is only starting economically for the russians, and the question is going to be how do they respond? dmitri peskov says the united states has declared economic war. the u.s. doesn't have an escalating war with a nuclear power as if it's a military war. there is some conflict here but amer russians are definitely feeling the pain.