After months of diplomatic silence, the Trump administration has sent envoys to Kyiv in a deliberate act of reengagement — a signal that Washington believes the frozen peace process between Ukraine and Russia can be thawed, even as the war itself shows no signs of relenting. The visit does not promise resolution, but it restores the possibility of conversation, which is itself a precondition for anything that might follow. History reminds us that peace has often been negotiated in the shadow of ongoing violence; the question is whether this opening gesture carries the weight and will to become