As is usual with this ex-KGB man, Putin is being cunning about Ukraine, but he is deluding himself if he thinks that siding with Yanukovych will bring back effective Russian overlordship of Ukraine. The days of empire are over, no matter how much wealth oil and gas is bringing to Russia.
在乌克兰问题上，这位前克格勃情报人员故伎重施，老奸巨猾，不过如果他以为偏袒亚努科维奇可以让俄罗斯重新称霸乌克兰，那他就是在妄想。不管石油和天然气给俄罗斯带来多大的财富，帝国的时代已经结束。乌克兰只有保持独立，才能打破俄罗斯精英阶层的帝国梦。