Putin had looked us in the eye and lied, almost certainly aware that we knew he was lying. The communiqué that day made no mention of Chechnya, but enunciated the usual “blah blah” about shared values, belief in democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, and the need for strategic cooperation.
普京直视着我们的眼睛说了谎，他几乎肯定知道我们明白他说的不是真话。当天的公报并未提及车臣，而是大谈特谈以往那套“共同价值观”、民主、人权、法治信念和战略合作等空话。