That changed after Vladimir Putin returned to Russia’s presidency in 2012. His main geopolitical project was now the creation of the Eurasian Union, which he knew could not succeed without forcing Ukraine off of its EU path and into his embrace.
2012年普京重新当上俄罗斯总统后，局面发生了变化。如今，他的主要地缘政治工程是建立欧亚联盟（Eurasian Union），他知道，如果不迫使乌克兰放弃欧盟道路倒向他，欧亚联盟就不可能取得成功。