Zelenskyy warns of perilous consequences of Russian victory in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that losing the front-line city of Bakhmut would give Russia greater leverage to negotiate an unfavorable peace deal. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for caution regarding calls for a cease-fire in Ukraine, which he says could be a "cynical trap." In other news, a Russian spy masquerading as a Brazilian graduate student was detained by Dutch authorities and later arrested in Brazil, shedding light on Moscow's efforts to embed "illegals" into Western countries as part of its intelligence apparatus.