It may also serve Mr. Putin's long-held hopes of a grand bargain with the United States that would settle their disputes over Ukraine and Syria - on terms favorable to Moscow, naturally - as well as ending Western sanctions against Russia.
这还服务于普京先生长期秉持的与美国进行一宗大交易的愿望，顺理成章地以对莫斯科有利的条件来解决双方在乌克兰和叙利亚问题上的纷争，并终结西方对俄罗斯的制裁。