Such an aggressive attitude benefits a country’s foreign policy only up to a point – one that Putin passed long ago. Initially, he acted as an able diplomat and accommodator, but since his Munich speech, Putin has begun uniting the West against Russia.
这种攻击性的态度对一个国家的外交政策所能带来的好处是有限的—而这个限度普京早已超越了。起初他扮演着一位长袖善舞的外交家和调解人的角色，但自从慕尼黑演讲之后，普京开始将西方集结到俄罗斯的对立面。