Europeans, for their part, are still hysterical about getting caught up in the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute that left their pipelines dry for a few days at the beginning of this year. They see discussing “energy security” with Russia as akin to chatting about water safety with Comrade Crocodile.
而欧洲国家还在为年初的时候卷入俄罗斯和乌克兰的天然气争端，导致天然气输送一度中断而心有余悸。在他们看来，与俄国讨论“能源安全”就跟与鳄鱼同志探讨用水安全的问题一样荒唐可笑。