As U.S. and Russian negotiators met, and European leaders scrambled to make a peace deal palatable to Kyiv, Ukrainians were, uncomfortably, bystanders to talks over their future. But their view is firm: Yes to compromise, No to capitulation. Also: today’s stories, including how the Supreme Court may overturn a precedent that allows presidents to fire the head of independent federal agencies, how President Donald Trump’s bursts of shuttle diplomacy to resolve international conflicts resemble Henry Kissinger, and how an apprenticeship model for youth educators in San Francisco could address a short supply of teachers. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann for today's news.