The seizure of Crimea was a swift, well-executed move, but the same tactics have not worked in the more complex and divided context of eastern Ukraine. By winning Crimea the way that it did, Russia may well have lost Ukraine.
同样的逻辑也适用于俄罗斯的普京。占领克里米亚的闪电行动执行得非常到位，但同样的策略却没有在更复杂分裂的乌克兰东部地区发挥作用。虽然俄罗斯赢得了克里米亚，但却很可能失去了乌克兰。