{"id":6178,"date":"2025-02-13T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=6178"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:56:07","slug":"fyodor-lukyanov-trumps-call-with-putin-marks-a-shift-in-global-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=6178","title":{"rendered":"Fyodor Lukyanov: Trump\u2019s call with Putin marks a shift in global power"},"content":{"rendered":"

US-Russian relations will now return to their \u2018factory settings\u2019, but the key here is the end of Western overreach<\/strong><\/p>\n

The long-anticipated phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump has finally taken place, sending shock waves through the geopolitical landscape. But before anyone gets carried away with triumph or despair, it\u2019s worth recognizing what has actually happened: Russian-US relations have simply returned to their natural state \u2013 one of strategic rivalry, conflicting interests, and fundamental differences in worldview.<\/p>\n

For decades, the US pursued a fantasy \u2013 one where it could reshape Russia in its own image, first through incentives and later through coercion. Washington believed it could mold Moscow into a compliant partner within the \u2018liberal international order\u2019, an illusion that only collapsed when reality hit: Russia was never going to be remade. Meanwhile, Moscow spent years trying to find common ground, adjusting its own policies in hopes of reaching a workable coexistence. That experiment, too, ended a decade ago.<\/p>\n

The dissolution of the Cold War system in the late 1980s was a historical anomaly, a fluke that many mistook for a permanent transformation. The Western narrative of \u2018victory\u2019 was premature \u2013 history does not end, it evolves. Over time, the illusion of a unipolar world became harder to sustain, and the global balance of power began shifting. Those who benefited from the old order clung to it desperately, while those who felt shortchanged pushed back harder. Ukraine became the unfortunate fault line in this struggle, the battleground of irreconcilable visions.<\/p>\n

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Russia has won a war against the West: What the Putin-Trump call really means<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What is happening now is not the beginning of a new era but the inevitable correction of an old one. The US, even under Trump\u2019s presidency, has recognized that great power rivalry is once again the defining feature of international politics. But unlike previous decades, when ideological battles masked geopolitical interests, the new competition is more pragmatic, stripped of the pretense of universal values. The liberal world order is no longer a guiding principle \u2013 it is a relic of the past.<\/p>\n

This shift does not guarantee peace, nor does it eliminate the risks of confrontation. But it does bring a certain rationality back into the equation. The West\u2019s ideological zeal, which often led it to take reckless, counterproductive actions, is giving way to a more sober assessment of power and interests. The focus is no longer on forcing one side to submit, but on negotiating tangible advantages.<\/p>\n

Russia, meanwhile, is positioned as a key player in shaping this new world order. The strategic fantasies of the 1990s have been replaced with a hard-nosed realism that acknowledges the limits of Western power. The reset to \u2018factory settings\u2019 does not mean stability \u2013 it means a return to the fundamentals of global politics, where strength, influence, and calculated diplomacy dictate the course of history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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