least three people were killed. the word talks today of ending the carnage as nbc's richard engel reports from ukraine. >> the direct negotiations between ukraine and russia in turkey today went nowhere. ukraine's foreign minister saying russia is demanding the government surrender and his russian counterpart denied his country even invaded ukraine, as insisting it's carrying out a limited military action to defend russia. he also denied that russia bombed the maternity hospital yesterday, dismissing what he called pathetic outcries about it. and claiming ukraine stayed the whole thing. russia appears to be living in an alternative reality now, driven by one man, president flatterer putin, who had vilified -- overcome sanctions, noting there are causing surging bryce prices in the u.s.. ukrainians are putting up a tougher fight than expected.