Last straw: everyone pressures Russia to end the war now

The most consequential shift of the year is unfolding inside the Russian Federation, where diplomacy, economics, and warfare have collided all at once. After months of delays and threats, the EU, the United Kingdom, and the United States have coordinated a historic triple strike—political, military, and economic—against Moscow. This synchronized response, the strongest since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, ends years of hesitation and signals the West’s determination to confront Russia’s stalling tactics head-on. The cancellation of the planned Trump–Putin summit was the spark that ignited this chain of actions, as Washington declared talks meaningless in the face of Moscow’s intransigence. Within hours, Western missiles struck deep inside Russia, and sweeping new sanctions followed, targeting the very arteries of its war economy. What began as diplomatic frustration has now evolved into a full-spectrum counteroffensive designed to isolate Russia, cripple its energy revenues, and force an end to its aggression.

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