But Russia’s self-destructive confrontation with the West can be halted, and its centuries-old debate between Westernizers and the Slavophiles put to rest once and for all. This, however, will depend on Ukraine’s success on the path of European development it chose in the Orange Revolution of 2004-2005.
但是俄罗斯的自我毁灭式的和西方的对抗可以停止，并且它的在亲西方和亲斯拉夫派之间的争论也可以彻底的告一段落。然而，这有赖于乌克兰在2004年到2005年橙色革命中选择的欧洲发展道路的成功。