US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin agreed on a limited 30-day ceasefire after a telephonic conversation on March 18. The plan is that Russia and Ukraine will cease attacks on each other’s energy installations and other infrastructure.

Speaking after the call, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was favourable to the idea but added that he was waiting for the details of what exactly had been agreed. This is an opportunity to take the faltering peace process further. But there is a problem at the very outset.

Trump will find it difficult to convince Zelenskyy and, for that matter, European leaders, that he is indeed an........

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