Perhaps what Putin needs to do is stop suffering all the criticisms and go on the offensive. He could start by pointing out to his smugly democratic counterparts that he is probably more popular in Russia today than any of them are in their own countries.
也许普京应该放弃守势，主动出击。他可以首先告诉自己那些自命不凡的民主对手，俄国人对他普京的支持率远比他们在各自国家的支持率高出许多。明天他完全可能真正赢得一场公正的选举（虽然他不想冒险真那么做）。那些国家的领导人没有几个敢不动声色地说出这番话。