Russia sniffs at the idea of demotion, and American officials appear to have decided to steer clear of the semantic debate. Still, it should surprise no one that Russia lobbied hard for the Yekaterinburg BRIC summit, and footed the bill for much of it as well.
俄罗斯对自身被降级嗤之以鼻，美国官员也好像也要澄清这场口水战。与此同时，俄罗斯却在积极筹划金砖四国的叶卡捷琳堡会议，同时抢着买单，难道危机这么快就来了么？