俄罗斯总统普京想用武力重建沙俄/苏联帝国曾经拥有的势力范围，为此他践踏了三代人以来保证欧洲 — — 事实上，是保证世界大部 — — 和平的规则。
Russian President Vladimir Putin, determined to restore by force the sphere of influence once held by the Russian/Soviet empire, has shredded the rules that have ensured peace in Europe – indeed, in much of the world – for three generations.