A few months ago it looked as if the NATO meeting in April would take place in the shadow of a Russia still in macho mode after the Georgia war and confident of bobbing to riches on oil and gas.

• 数月前，北约预定在四月份召开的聚会似乎注定要笼罩在俄国人的阴影下了。其时俄罗斯在格鲁吉亚战争后正大展其肌肉，雄心勃勃的计划依靠石油与天然气重归富国行列。