The annexation of Crimea and continuing destabilization of Ukraine advance his broader ambition of resurrecting Russia’s cultural and political dominance in Eurasia and much of the former Soviet space. In Putin’s view, the 1945 Yalta Agreement, which divided Europe into Soviet and Western spheres of influence, did not die; its borders simply moved eastward.
但普京并非只是在布道。吞并克里米亚和继续动摇乌克兰推进了他的更大野心&mdash;&mdash;重塑俄罗斯在欧亚（Eurasia）和广大前苏联地区的文化和政治主宰地位。在普京看来，将欧洲分为苏联和西方两大势力范围的1945年雅尔塔协议并没有死去；只是边界有所东移。