For starters, he must shelve some of the large, long-term infrastructure projects that he has promoted energetically in the last two years. Though the decision in December to abandon the South Stream gas pipeline is a step in the right direction, it is far from adequate.
如果普京想力挽狂澜拯救俄罗斯经济，就必须改变优先项。首先，他必须搁置一些他在过去两年中大力推进的大型长期基础设施项目。尽管12月的放弃南溪（South Stream）输气管道朝着正确方向迈出了一步，但远远不够。