When I left the Vilnius meeting in 2013, I could certainly see storm clouds gathering, but I did not know that Putin was prepared to unleash so much aggression and turmoil. Now we in Europe have every reason to prepare for the long-term effort needed to help our neighbors along their chosen paths.
显然，欧洲人决不可低估未来的挑战。2013年11月，当我离开维尔纽斯会议时，我确定乌云已开始聚集，但我不知道普京准备实施如此大规模的侵略和动乱。现在，我们欧洲人绝对有必要做好长期行动准备，在必要时帮助我们的邻国走自己选择的道路。