In international politics, one side’s strength often reflects the other side’s weakness. The weakness of the US and Europe today is an open invitation for Russia to return to its old imperial politics.
在国际政治中，某方的实力经常反映出对方的弱点。美国和欧洲如今的弱点正好引诱俄国回到其旧的帝国政治之中。这一发展势头决不是安全的，特别是对欧洲而言。