This was obviously an outrageous threat against a country that has no intention of attacking Russia. But it also reflects a more fundamental factor in the Kremlin’s foreign policy: desperation to maintain Russia’s strategic influence at a time of unprecedented challenges to its authority.
哥本哈根—俄罗斯当局最近威胁称，如果丹麦加入北约导弹防御系统，就将核弹对准丹麦军舰。这显然是对毫无袭击俄罗斯意图的国家的赤裸裸的威胁。但这也反映了克里姆林宫外交政策的一个更加基本的因素：在俄罗斯威权受到前所未有的挑战的时期保持战略影响力的渴望。