Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Russia is finally coming in from the cold.

One couldn't have imagined this situation till recently. President Donald Trump, despite the many complaints people have over the nature of his politics in various fields, has dramatically altered conditions where the Russia-Ukraine war is concerned. In the three years since President Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine, diplomacy was conspicuous by its absence.

No effort was expended by the Biden administration or the European Commission or NATO to bring about a negotiated end to the conflict or to engage Moscow in steps toward a rolling back of the situation. Donald Trump is now doing precisely what should have been done in the past three years. In all this time,...