One reason why the crisis in Ukraine has proved so difficult to overcome is that its roots stretch far outside the country’s borders. Finding a genuine solution will require the resolution of a dispute between Russia and the West that dates back to the 1990s, before Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power.
乌克兰危机之所以如此难以克服，一个原因是其根源远远超过了乌克兰边界。找到真正的解决办法需要解决俄罗斯与西方之间可追溯到20世纪90年代、俄罗斯总统普京掌权之前的纠纷。