Despite the depth of Ukraine’s plight, Europe cannot avoid taking up the challenge that Putin has set before it. After all, if Putin succeeds in turning Ukraine into a failed state with a frozen conflict embedded within it, he will seek the same outcome all along the EU’s borders, from Estonia to Greece.
尽管乌克兰已深陷困境，欧洲依然要不可避免地解决普京设定的难题。毕竟，如果普京成功地将乌克兰变成陷入长期冲突的失败国家，他会在从爱沙尼亚到希腊的整个欧盟边境试图达到同样的目的。