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Navigating between aiding Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Moscow has led to a tangle of decisions and sometimes tortured distinctions over weapons and other elements of policy.

Pressure is building on the Biden administration to speed up admissions for Ukrainian refugees, but some are already making their way to the United States.

Russia continues to devastate cities and hit civilians, as Ukrainian forces strike back and peace talks drag on.

President Biden’s visceral reaction to the horrifying images coming out of Ukraine also reflects a broader effort to isolate the Russian leader.

Western officials have little optimism that talks between Russia and Ukraine have reached a serious stage or have even confronted the most difficult issues.

The NLAW antitank missile weighs about half as much as an American-made Javelin, costs far less and can be easily discarded after use.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called for a no-fly zone and more weapons to combat Russia’s assault and implored President Biden to be “the leader of peace.”

The rapper, Oxxxymiron, said proceeds from his show would go to help Ukrainian refugees. Russians at the concert denounced the war but said they felt helpless to stop it.

More than 7,000 Russian troops have been killed in less than three weeks of fighting, according to conservative U.S. estimates.

A series of shifts in Russian statements about using nuclear weapons has led some analysts to believe that the Kremlin sees a nuclear exchange as a viable strategy.