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On Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Ukrainian President in an interview, warned that unless his nation (Ukraine) wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could require Ukraine to make unacceptable compromises. The President also invited the China leader to visit, who was aligned with the country Russia.

The Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in the AP interview, "If Bakhmut fell to Russian forces, their president, Vladimir Putin, would “sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran.” He also said, “If he will feel some blood - smell that we are weak - he will push, push, push.”