Ukraine’s summer offensive has stalled in the autumn mud, reaching a stalemate that won’t easily be broken. We know this because it has become evident on the ground and the top commander of the armed forces, General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, has said it. So what next?

The temptation will be to call for a cease-fire and launch peace talks, ending needless Ukrainian suffering and allowing allies to reduce the burdens of financial and military aid. Why, after all, continue with a war when victory no longer appears feasible? That, however, is a false choice. A new strategy for Ukraine built around achieving a settlement rather than victory is indeed needed. But to be successful it will have to run in parallel with continued pressure on the battlefield and an uninterrupted flow of financial and military aid to Kyiv.