A better approach would be to look to the long run, use the soft power of attraction, expand exchanges and contacts with Russia’s new generation, support its participation in the World Trade Organization and other market-oriented institutions, and address deficiencies with specific criticisms rather than general harangues or isolation. In any case, the sources of political change in Russia will remain largely rooted in Russia, and Western influence will inevitably be limited.
更好的办法应该是从长远着眼，运用柔性力量的吸引力，扩大与俄罗斯新一代的交流和接触，支持其加入世界贸易组织以及其他以市场为导向的组织，以特定的批评态度而不是通常的大声训斥或孤立来指出它的缺点。不管怎样，俄罗斯政治变革的根源将一直深深地扎根于俄罗斯，而西方的影响无可避免是有限的。