None of this will be easy, not only because Europe’s relationship with Russia has grown so chilly, but also because Putin is understood to despise the EU as politically impotent.

所有这些都不会轻而易举。这不仅是因为欧洲和俄国的关系变得如此冷淡，而且是由于人们觉得普京认为欧盟在政治上无足轻重。

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Faith has an especially important role to play in politics in circumstances where secular liberals are rendered impotent, as in the case of Nazi occupation, Communist rule, or military dictatorship.

当世俗民主派人士无所作为的情况下，信仰在政治中可以发挥极为重要的作用，正如纳粹占领、共产统治或者军事独裁这些情况。

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