One reason for this is that the EU does not want to pick a fight with Russia, which still sees us as its close ally, natural business partner, and as members of an enlarging Russian-led economic zone.
Una de las razones es que la UE no quiere buscarse un pleito con Rusia, que todavía nos considera un aliado cercano, un socio comercial natural y un miembro de una creciente zona económica encabezada por ellos.