Bangladesh, April 26 -- Despite bold declarations from US President Donald Trump that a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia is within reach, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has once again rejected a key element of the proposed settlement, highlighting deep fractures in the negotiation process and casting doubt over the prospects for a swift resolution to the war.

In a post on Truth Social on April 25, Trump announced that “most of the major points” of a peace framework had been agreed to by Moscow and Kiev, with only final details remaining. Calling it a “good day in talks and meetings with Russia and Ukraine,” Trump expressed strong optimism, asserting that “SUCCESS seems to be in the future!&#...