George Kennan, one of the greatest American diplomats of the post-war years, once wrote that the Western world was committing its biggest mistake in 50 years time by expanding NATO after Soviet communism collapsed. The resulting humiliation and blatant mistrust that Russia’s elite has felt ever since has led them to their current policy of rearmament.
作为二战后最伟大的美国外交官之一的乔治·凯南曾经写道,西方社会在50年来犯得最大的一个错误就是，在前苏联共产政权倒台之后，北约还继续东扩。结果就是俄罗斯精英阶层深受打击和感到羞辱，从而走向目前继续扩充军备的政策。如果要想解决这个问题，北约应该在全世界面前作出和平的姿态。