RT Wonders If G20 Is ‘Relic,’ Forgets Its Own Relic Status
Fyodor Lukyanov, writing for RT, muses that the G20, born from the 2008 financial crisis, is losing its relevance, potentially facing its 'final act' by 2026. While he argues that the world has shifted from a unipolar moment to a multipolar one, making a G20 consensus difficult, the irony of RT publishing such a piece is palpable. The network itself operates as a state-sponsored mouthpiece,
echoing Kremlin narratives, often discrediting Western institutions and promoting an alternative global order. This is less about objective analysis and more about undermining existing alliances—a classic play from the very 'bygone era' of geopolitical struggle it purports to decry. RT criticizes the G20's effectiveness when its own country, Russia, has been sanctioned and largely isolated by many
G20 members, a direct result of its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It seems the G20, like various UN bodies, only becomes 'obsolete' when it doesn't align with Kremlin objectives. The true test of a global forum shouldn't be its ability to rubber-stamp one nation's agenda, but its capacity to navigate genuine disagreement—a concept RT and its patrons find increasingly inconvenient.