Fortunately, the EU has a real partner in Ukraine, whose people’s devotion to Europe has been tested by snipers in the streets of Kyiv and now by the Russian army. Their courage, and their newfound political activism, has stiffened the government’s backbone in implementing needed reforms and made it impossible for any political actor in Ukraine to buck the pro-EU consensus.
幸运的是，欧盟在乌克兰有真正的伙伴，乌克兰民众对欧洲的热爱经受住了基辅街头狙击手和现在俄罗斯军队的考验。他们的勇气和新生的政治积极性已经让政府挺直腰杆推行改革并让国内政治势力不可能反对亲欧共识。欧盟可以通过要求增加反腐透明度来进一步巩固这一趋势。