Many people expect that this would mark the beginning of Cold War II. The likelier outcome is that a victorious Putin would have many friends in Europe, and that the sanctions on Russia would be allowed to lapse.
一个看似可能的情形是普京实现其最优目标，而乌克兰的抵抗以失败告终。欧洲将迎来大量难民——两百万应该不为过。许多人认为这将标志第二次冷战的开始。更有可能的结果是胜利的普京在欧洲赢得众多朋友，而对俄制裁将停止。