Mr. Zelensky has been under mounting domestic pressure from nationalists who accuse him of capitulating to Russia. But Monday’s meeting in Paris “turned out to be less a walkover for Mr. Putin than a draw,” our Moscow bureau chief writes in an analysis.

Details: The five-and-half-year war in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 13,000 combatants and civilians.

Next step: The two presidents — as well as President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, both of whom also attended Monday’s summit — agreed to meet again in four months.