The Jeddah talks are described by the media as a success for the US and Ukraine. Trump is on the move to convince Putin

This will only happen when US President Donald Trump, who has so far been very accommodating to the attitudes of the leader of the aggressor country Vladimir Putin, manages to put pressure on the Kremlin chief and force him to make concessions, Western media agree in their commentaries today.

The Ukrainian delegation at Tuesday's talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, agreed to a U.S. proposal for a 30-day cease-fire in fighting with Russia, whereupon the U.S. resumed suspended military aid to the Ukrainians and intelligence sharing.

Turbulent developments in relations between Ukraine and the US

"It can't be called a breakthrough because there is still a long way to go to lasting peace," says the website of the British BBC, whose commentator calls the accord a "fundamental change of course" that proves that with Trump "no deal is dead". He alludes to the tumultuous developments of recent weeks, when the US president chose very harsh words for Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, branding him a dictator, then invited him to the White House for the signing of a deal on Ukraine's mineral wealth, which fell through after an unprecedented media-covered spat.

Commentators agree that behind the quick turnaround is mainly Trump's desire to reach an agreement as soon as possible, which he could present to the public as his great diplomatic achievement. During last year's campaign, he claimed he would negotiate peace in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office, where he has now been for almost two months.

Now they have to convince Putin

"The deal on Ukrainian minerals, which seemed to be a priority for Washington, is now on the back burner," notes the French daily Le Monde. The basic outlines of the ceasefire agreement do not mention the exploitation of Ukraine's mineral wealth by the United States. Yet Trump has previously linked this point directly to US support for Ukraine, describing the presence of US companies mining precious metals and earths as a security guarantee that Putin would not attack again.

"For Moscow, this is now a moment of truth that may require uncomfortable compromises if (Russia) is serious about peace," US broadcaster CNN said in its analysis. In its first reactions, Russia said it planned to decide its actions on its own without outside pressure. Moscow has long rejected, for example, the presence of Western troops in Ukraine, which is nevertheless demanded by Kiev as a security guarantee.

"The decisive incentives that Trump will be able to offer Putin will be the ones that will make him nod," writes the Spanish newspaper El País, according to which the White House chief has so far expressed his agreement with Putin, which will not lead to peace. The Russian leader must now be persuaded to agree to "the most robust guarantees of peace that have nothing to do with Ukraine's precious lands," the newspaper adds.