That victory was quickly followed by another – Ukraine’s decision to reject an association agreement with the European Union, opting instead to join Putin’s pet project, a Eurasian customs union designed to reconstitute much of the Soviet Union as a single economic zone. Meanwhile, the Syrian crisis also is going the Kremlin’s way, with President Bashar al-Assad remaining in power, despite Obama’s insistence that he leave.
普京一个胜利接着另一个胜利——乌克兰拒绝与欧盟签订联合协议，而选择加入普京组建的前苏联大部分加盟共和国组成单一经济区的欧亚关税同盟宠物项目。此外，叙利亚危机也朝着有利于克里姆林宫的方向发展，尽管奥巴马一再坚持阿萨德总统必须离开，但他仍将继续执政。