President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine on Friday said that he saw a good chance to end the war with Russia after Ukraine accepted a US proposal for a 30-day interim ceasefire. This was as Moscow said it would only agree if certain conditions were met.

The last time Ukraine signed a peace accord with Russia, 10 years ago, it brought only sporadic violence, mounting distrust, and eventually full-scale war. Here’s what we can learn from that history.

As momentum builds for a ceasefire with Russia, Ukraine has all but lost a valuable bargaining chip. The Ukrainian army stunned Russia in August by attacking across the border and taking control of an estimated 1,