After clinging for more than seven months to a gradually shrinking area, Ukraine has seen its position worsen sharply in the past week.

There are considerable risks for Ukraine if it chooses to fight on rather than seek a deal to end the war with Russia.

Russia has said "no" to the 30-day ceasefire signed between the US and Ukraine because it would "give a temporary respite" to the Ukrainian army. The ball was in Putin's court, who could have agreed to the 30-day ceasefire that had been negotiated between United States and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia,

The Kremlin didn't comment on the agreement announced Tuesday between the U.S. and Ukraine on the provision of further military support, including intelligence sharing, and the possibility of a ceasefire that Washington backs.

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