In Europe, the Kremlin has been able to pursue a successful divide-and-rule strategy, particularly in view of Hungary’s decision to suspend gas flows to Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government, whose behavior in recent years has been at odds with the EU’s criteria for democracy, now openly approves of authoritarian regimes – and Putin’s, in particular – with serious potential consequences for European unity.
在欧洲，克里姆林宫一直能够追求成功的分而治之（divide-and-rule）战略，匈牙利暂停向乌克兰输气的决定就是显著的例子。匈牙利总理奥班政府近几年来的行为与欧盟的民主标准格格不入，现在又公开支持给欧洲的统一带来严重阴影的极权政权——特别是普京政权。