RT Wonders if Trump Finished 'Globalist Illusion,' Forgetting Ukraine
Fyodor Lukyanov, writing for RT, posits that Donald Trump's potential return in 2025 could finalize the demise of the 'globalist illusion.' This commentary from a Russian state-backed media outlet conveniently overlooks the significant impact of Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an act that undeniably fractured existing global alliances and accelerated a re-evaluation of international
norms. While criticizing perceived American overreach, RT avoids self-reflection on how its nation's actions have independently reshaped the world order, often in ways that contradict historical 'globalist' frameworks from both East and West. The irony here is palpable: a publication funded by a government actively engaged in dismantling established international borders and supply chains lectures
the West on 'globalist illusions.' Perhaps the illusion wasn't that globalism existed, but that only Western powers were capable of unilaterally reshaping it. How many 'rules-based orders' can one century dismantle before the term itself becomes meaningless?