Outside of Ukraine, Europe will decide whether to send more aid to Ukraine this week, and Republicans in the US Congress have blockaded $61bn-worth of weapons being send to the country.
Within Ukraine there are splits over how many soldiers to call up for the coming campaign.
Newsnight’s Mark Urban speaks with Ukraine’s foreign minister about the realities of the war’s future and the difficult outlook for his country’s government.
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