The initial reaction in Europe was that Putin either was bluffing or had taken leave of his senses. “The decision makes no economic sense," was how Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission's vice president for energy union, put it.
一开始，欧洲以为普京不是虚张声势就是疯了。“这个决定在经济上完全不可行，”欧盟委员会负责能源联盟的副主席舍甫科维奇（Maroš Šefčovič）说，“我们是优质客户。我们付好多钱。我们按时付钱。我们用硬通货付钱。因此我认为我们应该有所应对。”