Eight years ago, protesters against Ukraine’s pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych wrapped themselves in EU flags as they ran towards snipers’ bullets. Today, Ukrainians are in body armour as they confront the tanks and rockets of Vladimir Putin’s invading forces. The fight is still the same: to preserve both Ukraine’s sovereignty and its “European future” — the prospect of living not under a Moscow-style authoritarian kleptocracy, but in a modern market democracy.
八年前，反对乌克兰亲俄总统维克多•亚努科维奇(Viktor Yanukovych)的抗议者把自己裹在欧盟旗帜中，冲向狙击手的子弹。今天，乌克兰人身穿防弹衣，对抗弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)入侵部队的坦克和火箭弹。战斗依然如故：既要维护乌克兰的主权，也要维护其“欧洲式未来”——即不生活在莫斯科式的威权盗贼统治下，而是生活在现代市场民主制度下的前景。
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