Though Ukraine, on its own, is no match for Russia’s military might, its allies could decide to do “whatever it takes” to help, short of becoming involved in a direct military confrontation with Russia or violating the Minsk agreement. Doing so would not only help Ukraine; it would also help the EU to recapture the values and principles that it seems to have lost.
也有一个更让人感到有希望的情形。新乌克兰仍能活下去并决心捍卫自己。尽管乌克兰自身的军事实力无法与俄罗斯相比，但其盟友会决定“不惜一切代价”帮助它，只要不卷入与俄罗斯的直接军事冲突或违反明斯克协议。这样做不但有助于乌克兰，也有助于欧盟重新获得看似已经失去的价值和原则。不消说，这就是我所支持的情形。