<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWanaweza kuwa waliamini kwamba watu ambao wanatawala Urusi walikuwa hatimaye kuanza kuona mwanga, kwamba katika maslahi yao wenyewe wangekubali kutoa pesa ambazo nchi inahitaji ili kuepuka msiba, lakini wanahitaji muda kidogo.  <response>: There is a possible defense for their They may have believed that the men who rule Russia were finally beginning to see the light, that in their own self-interest they would agree to cough up the money the country needed to avoid disaster, but they needed a little time. 