All the post-Cold War certainties in Europe melted away, and with them went Putin’s reputation as a reliable manager of Russia’s economy. Capital began to flee the country, which may not have mattered had the world economy not tanked in September.
所有的后冷战时期对欧洲的确定性消失了，普京能可靠地治理俄罗斯经济的声望也随之消失了。资本开始逃离俄罗斯。如果世界经济没有在9月中出现大动荡，这可能也没太大干系；但它确实发生了，而同时也带走了俄罗斯的经济。