Putin's erratic and economically oblivious policies are frittering away the last remnants of what was once Gazprom's monopoly position in the European gas market. Clearly, if Europe is to spend billions on pipelines, it would be better off doing so as part of an effort to diversify its sources of natural gas, rather than deepen its dependence on Russia.
普京完全不顾经济后果的怪异政策正在白白浪费俄天然气在欧洲天然气市场上最后的垄断地位。显然，如果欧洲要花几十亿用于修管道，还不如将此作为天然气来源多元化的一部分而不是加深对俄罗斯的依赖。毕竟，记忆总是深刻的，特别是对严冬时节没有暖气的家和关门大吉的工厂的记忆。