In other words, Gazprom (and the Russian government) are less capable of withstanding the loss of the European market than vice versa. Indeed, given the hard bargains that China has been driving during Putin’s desperate search for alternative buyers, threatening to cut exports to Europe has proven to be an exceedingly unwise tactic.
换句话说，俄天然气（以及俄罗斯政府）更难以面对失去欧洲市场的局面，而不是相反。事实上，在普京急切地寻找其他买家的过程中，中国的讨价还价可谓“狮子大开口”，这表明削减对欧出口绝对是不明智的策略。