We can now see that if Russia came on too strong in the first few days the international response may have been much more severe.
Some actions Russian commanders took appeared to be so much like incompetence I almost have to assume an ulterior motive for how things rolled out.
我们现在可以看到，如果俄罗斯在最初几天表现得过于强硬，国际社会的反应可能会更加严厉。
俄罗斯指挥官采取的一些行动似乎太无能了，我几乎不得不为事态的发展设想一个不可告人的动机。