The Eastern Partnership was also seen as a way to balance the EU’s “Russia first” approach. Enormous resources had been invested in the relationship with Russia, but very little had gone into helping the countries in the neighborhood that the EU and Russia share – including the most important of these neighbors, Ukraine.
东方合作伙伴也被视为平衡欧盟的“俄罗斯第一”方针的办法。欧盟花了巨大的投入构建对俄关系，但其中用于帮助欧盟和俄罗斯的共同邻国——包括最重要的邻国乌克兰——的少之又少。