During this period, the EU would also have to address the ongoing challenges to its eastern neighbors, particularly Ukraine, posed by Putin’s revisionism, as well as the meltdown of much of its southern neighborhood in the Middle East and North Africa. In this context, a weakened and fractured Europe – unable to confront threats stemming from its immediate environment – would be a more dangerous place to live.
在此期间，欧盟还必须解决其东部邻国所带来的挑战——特别是普京修正主义威胁下的乌克兰——以及其南部中东和北非邻国崩溃的危险。再这样的环境下，削弱而分裂的欧洲将无法面对近邻所造成的威胁，不再是安全之所。