Whatever transpired over the weekend, Mr. Putin has unquestionably escalated in his language toward Ukraine, choosing to use this episode - however real it was - for some larger aim.
不论这个周末发生了什么，普京先生针对乌克兰的发言无疑已经升级，选择利用这一插曲（不论它的真实程度如何）达到某种更大目的。