let s talk new developments happening overseas right now. ukraine s minister of defense confirming just a short time ago that 86 tons of u.s. ammunition have, in fact, arrived in kyiv. it comes amid new reports that portions of russia s military have now reached full combat strength and appear to be in the final stages of readiness for military action should the kremlin order it. so that is according to an assessment by ukraine s highest military command. right now, russia has more than 130,000 troops deployed along ukraine s border, while president biden has sent more than 3,000 american troops to nato allies in eastern europe with another 8,500 on standby. i want to go now to nbc s matt bradley on the ground for us in ukraine near the russian border. matt, good to see you. talk to us about the posturing of what we re seeing. we know, for instance, over 100,000 at this point russian troops along the ukraine border awaiting orders, it seems, from
what s life like on the other side? translator: it s like we are indigenous people being oppressed by colonizers. we are not allowed to go either here or there. reporter: on the other side, the self-declared people s republic, a russian-led separatist region, has been at war with ukraine since 2014. for the thousands of people who have to cross back and forth on this bridge into russian-controlled territory every day, war with russia isn t imminent. it s their past, present, and future. what is the significance of this crossing? translator: this checkpoint is very important for the people living on both sides because it s the only one that s still functioning. most people cross the checkpoint to get their pension, get vaccinated, visit relatives or buy groceries. reporter: here, the west pledges of support have always running hollow. is there anything else that you want to tell the world? translator: tell biden,
the economy for the wall street journal. thanks for joining us on this. we appreciate it. i was on the air yesterday as this jobs report was coming out. obviously, we got into it, and it was huge because, of course, the predictions were initially around 150,000 jobs to be added for the month of january, and wow, they really undershot that one, right? and then there were adjustments from months before, december and november, adding even more jobs to the economy, some good news, of course, for americans, first and foremost, the biden administration as well. the problem that the president faces, especially in that speech that i just played some of yesterday, was bridging the gap when it came to inflation, so is so there is the perception that the economy is doing quite well. the reality of the economy is doing quite well, but the perception from consumers, those of us that shop every single day, looking to buy cars and/or just fruits and vegetables, and seeing the prices on the shelve
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The article that follows is a statement by Code Pink which is emerging as a major factor in the U.S. peace movement demanding an end to U.S. escalation of the Ukraine-Russia war. It includes a petition readers can sign.