I believe that the attempt by President Putin’s Kremlin to impose “liberal empire” or “sovereign democracy” on the post-Soviet states will fail. Of course, Russia is bound to exercise strong influence in the former Soviet territories, but it will have to share that influence with others.
我相信，普京总统把“自由化帝国”或者“主权民主”强加给后苏联国家的企图将会失败。当然，俄国肯定会在前苏联领地上实行强大的影响力，但是它不得不与其他国家分享这一影响力。俄国没有什么东西可以用来排他独自控制。