Bangladesh, Oct. 13 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on October 13 hailed the recently brokered Gaza ceasefire as an “extraordinary” diplomatic breakthrough, suggesting that the same determination that brought temporary peace to the Middle East could help end the war ravaging his own country. His remarks, delivered through a social media statement, come amid renewed international pressure on US President Donald Trump to translate his self-proclaimed deal-making prowess into tangible progress in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

“When peace is achieved for one part of the world, it brings more hope for peace in other regions,” Zelensky wrote. “If a ceasefire and peace have been achieved for the Middle Eas...