Third, although they would no doubt protest loudly at such a description, states like Ukraine are better thought of as balancers rather than joiners. Playing a game of balance between Russia and the West allows the elite to remain in power, and to preserve the oligarchical economy in an otherwise harmful equilibrium of semi-reform.
第三，虽然乌克兰一类的国家无疑会对这种说法大声抗议，但它们更适合作为平衡器而非参与者。在俄罗斯和西方之间玩平衡游戏，使得精英能保有权利，维持寡头经济，而非进入有害的半改革平衡状态。