It is my hope that the global economic crisis and Barack Obama’s presidency will put the farcical idea of a new Cold War into proper perspective. Greater Europe, in which I include not only Russia, but also the US, needs a new peace treaty, or rather system of accords, that draw a line under Europe’s horrible twentieth century and thus prevent a historical relapse.
我衷心希望全球经济危机和巴拉克·奥巴马当选总统能对新冷战的荒唐理念进行正确的评估。我认为包括俄罗斯和美国在内的泛欧地区需要订立新的和平协议，或者协议体系。这套体系能给欧洲可怕的二十世纪画上句号，防止历史重蹈覆辙。