The Times interviewed Russian soldiers who said they face a brutal fight to dislodge determined Ukrainian forces from a sliver of Russian land. Trapped civilians fear catastrophe.

As Washington seeks to resolve the war in Ukraine with peace negotiations, these maps show what each side in the conflict is pushing for.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC's "Meet The Press" that he would "never" accept a deal between the U.S. and Russia to end the war if Ukraine is not involved in the negotiations. KRISTEN WELKER: Let me ask you about something that President Trump said this week.