If this agenda succeeds, the Kremlin’s revisionist bid will be blocked; as this becomes apparent, there might even be an opening for a new and urgently needed wave of reform in Russia itself. But if reform fails, there is little doubt that the Kremlin will continue its policies until it reaches its aims in Kyiv.
如果这一日程取得成功，克里姆林宫的修正主义方案就会得到抵制；日益明确的是，这甚至有可能在俄罗斯打开急需的新改革风潮。但如果改革失败，毫无疑问克里姆林宫将继续现有政策直至进入基辅。普京并不急躁，但他十分清楚想要什么。