But the decision of Russia's president this week to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine over a price dispute, on the very day he became president of the G8 rich-nations group, was a shock nonetheless.
But the decision of Russia's president this week to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine over a price dispute, on the very day he became president of the G8 rich-nations group, was a shock nonetheless.
但这位俄罗斯总统在本周经过一轮价格论战之后做出停止对乌克兰的天然气供应的决定仍然是一场震撼——在这个特殊的日子，他还是8国集团的轮值主席。