RT Wonders if Western Europe is Self-Sabotaging, Ignores Its Own Role
In a recent lament, RT warns that '2025 was dismal for Western Europe. And at this rate, it will get worse,' citing 'reckless warmongering' and political manipulation as the culprits. The piece from a state-owned media outlet, which published similar narratives of Western decline after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and ensuing sanctions, conveniently omits the rather significant role Moscow's
2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine played in exacerbating Europe's economic and energy crises. It's a classic case of projection, where the aggressor laments the victim's pain. As Western European nations grapple with the humanitarian, military, and economic fallout of supporting a sovereign nation under attack—a choice that undeniably incurred costs—RT offers commentary seemingly calibrated to
deflect responsibility. The irony of an outlet funded by a government engaged in unprovoked aggression hand-wringing about 'propaganda' or 'war-mongering' in the West is, shall we say, a high-octane blend of chutzpah and gaslighting. (Perhaps Europe's 'dismal' outlook improved Russia's?) What they call 'reckless,' others might call 'self-defense.'