Russia’s stalling contrasted with Trump’s rush for a valuable breakthrough as his trade policies set off stock market slumps and cast a cloud over the economy. “I think we’re going to be in very good shape to get it done. We want to get it over with,” Trump said at the Oval Office on Thursday, in an outburst of optimism that jarred with reality.

The US-proposed ceasefire deal was first accepted by Ukraine on March 11, after it expressed willingness to accept the same post the US-Ukraine peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.