STANFORD – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intervention in the Syrian conflict has been welcomed by some as a moment for the Kremlin to “come in from the cold.” Russia’s conflict with the Islamic State, the argument goes, has aligned the country’s interests with those of the West.
斯坦福——俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京对叙利亚冲突的干预一直深受某些人的欢迎，认为这是克里姆林宫“摆脱孤立”的时刻。这种观点认为俄罗斯与伊斯兰国的冲突已经把俄罗斯的利益绑在了西方的战车上。就连土耳其击落俄罗斯战机似乎也没有让这种乐观情绪受到影响。