Russia's Victory in Ukraine Is Recasting the Global Order
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 () As world leaders convened in the Canadian Rockies for the G7 Summit from June 15 to 17, 2025, tensions flared over how to respond to Russia's entrenched position in Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump declared he would not back additional sanctions on Moscow, arguing "sanctions cost us (the USA) a lot of money” and that "Europeans should do it first.” Trump's remarks exposed a growing rift within the West, just weeks after a two-hour phone call with President Vladimir Putin on May 19, during which both agreed to pursue negotiations to end the war. With Ukrainian President Zelenskyy now offering a conditional land swap involving the Russian border region of Kursk, and calling for urgent Western backing, it is increasingly clear that Moscow – militarily, diplomatically, and economically – has seized the initiative and is shaping the endgame on its own terms. The evolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict into its final stages reveals more than a shifting front line; it reveals a profound reordering of global power relations. What began in 2022 as a contested "special military operation” has by mid-2025 evolved into a comprehensive political and strategic victory for Moscow. With roughly 20% of Ukrainian territory under Russian control – including Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson – and Crimea firmly integrated since 2014, Russia has achieved territorial depth and strategic buffer zones in Eastern Europe. These areas are not just symbolic; they carry deep economic and cultural weight, as well as critical access to the Black Sea and natural resources. Despite relentless counter-offensives from Ukrainian forces-armed and advised by NATO – these regions remain beyond Kyiv's grasp, with even Western military strategists acknowledging that Ukraine's battlefield momentum has waned.
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