The EU peace project – the original impetus for European integration – may have worked too well; after more than six decades of success, it had come to be considered hopelessly outdated. Putin has provided a reality check.
欧洲安全工程——欧洲一体化的原始动力——可能运转得太好了；在六十多年的成功后，它也许已经彻底过时了。普京提供了一次现实检验。欧洲的和平问题回来了，并且必须由一个强大而统一的欧盟来面对。