It is blatantly obvious that for Russia’s elites, weakness and cooperation are mutually exclusive. Therefore, whoever wants cooperation with Russia – which is in Europe’s interest – must be strong.
很明显，对俄罗斯的精英人物来说，软弱和合作是互不相容的。因此，谁想要和俄罗斯合作（这是符合欧洲利益的），谁就必须强大。这是从目前高加索武力冲突中欧洲人必须切记在心的教训。