Editorial: El Mundo

• Vladimir Putin has reduced the ceasefire offered by Donald Trump to Ukraine to a 30-day truce in attacks on energy infrastructures.
• Volodomir Zelenski accepted this insufficient agreement, representing the first real de-escalation in three years of war.
• Putin set the 'key condition' of stopping external military aid and the supply of intelligence data to Ukraine, an unacceptable position for Kiev and Europe.
• The agreement also contemplates negotiations for a 'maritime ceasefire' in the Black Sea.
• Putin's stance puts Trump's image in check, which oscillates between the urgency of ending the war in Ukraine and the need to project himself as a strong leader.
• The partial ceasefire is flawed because it is not unconditional or offers full guarantees for a dialogue.

Conclusion: Putin's leadership continues to cause tension in international relations, particularly in Ukraine. While this initial move represents a step towards peace, his rejection of independent Ukrainian sovereignty obliges the European Union to proceed with caution.

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