Western initiatives to help Ukraine: Russia is isolated, negotiations are on pause

In August, European and American leaders stepped up initiatives to support Ukraine: financial assistance, military supplies, new sanctions against Moscow. Against this background, the negotiation process has practically stalled - Russia found itself in diplomatic isolation. Many Western states have stated that they will not accept the conditions offered by Moscow and will not facilitate recognition of the annexations. This has effectively closed the way to compromises in which Russia insists on maintaining the status quo. August 2025 showed: external pressure on Moscow has increased, and the sources of peace negotiations are dwindling. For diplomacy, this became an alarming signal: the chance for a balanced world is increasingly distant.