The deterioration in Ukraine’s position between the two ceasefire agreements – Minsk I, negotiated last September, and Minsk II, completed in February – shows the extent of Putin’s success. But that success is temporary, and Ukraine is too valuable an ally for the EU to abandon.
乌克兰在两大停火协议——去年9月谈判的明斯克I协议和2月达成的明斯克II协议——之间的局势的恶化便是普京成功的写照。但这一成功是暂时的，乌克兰这个盟友对欧盟太重要，后者不可能放弃前者。