For Russia, a new treaty would allow it to live with the hitherto nightmare scenario of Ukrainian accession to NATO; as long as the pact remained in force, Ukraine’s membership would have no military consequences. NATO, at least in the Russian hinterland, would become first and foremost a political organization.
对俄罗斯来说，新条约让它可以从容接受迄今为止的噩梦情景——乌克兰加入北约；只要条约保持效力，乌克兰加入北约就不会导致任何军事后果。至少在俄罗斯后院，北约将首先是一个政治组织。