Ukraine’s consent to a 30-day ceasefire proposal has handed the Kremlin a difficult challenge at a time when its military has an upper hand in the war.

Ukraine says it will agree to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after meeting with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia. Ned Price, former special assistant to President Obama, joins José Díaz-Balart to share his analysis of what Russian President Putin may do next.

While Ukraine said it would agree to a 30-day cease-fire proposal, many in the country were skeptical about whether Russia would do the same.

Since 2022, the United States has allocated more than $120 billion in aid to Ukraine. European nations have collectively allocated over $140 billion.

The 30-day truce, which is contingent on Russian acceptance, envisions the start of negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow on halting the war.

Ukrainian troops appeared on the point of losing their hard-won foothold inside Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday as Moscow claimed further advances there and military bloggers on both sides said Kyiv's forces were withdrawing.

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols a street next to buildings damaged during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the Ukrainian-controlled town of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region, August 16, 2024.