Ukraine on its own? Support wavers as Kyiv faces battlefield stalemate

Speaking of horse trading, guess who's coming to dinner in Paris? The answer is Hungary's prime minister, who was recently welcomed in Moscow with open arms. Viktor Orban wants the unfreezing of EU funding blocked over rule of law issues or he says he'll scupper the bloc's own Ukraine funding at next week's final Brussels summit of the year. 

How fragile is Western policymaking? What options for Kyiv as it faces a bloody winter stalemate on the battlefield?

Produced by Charles Wente, Guillaume Gougeon and Imen Mellaz.

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