It is in Russia’s own interest that the EU deal with it as a united entity. Continued fear and uncertainty about Russian gas supplies would undoubtedly lead the most exposed EU countries to seek to protect themselves by blocking EU-Russia negotiations on new partnership and cooperation agreements.
此外，和作为一个统一整体的欧盟签订天然气协定也符合俄罗斯的利益。对俄罗斯天然气供应的持续恐慌和不确定无疑会使那些最容易遭遇停气的国家想方设法阻挠欧盟和俄罗斯双方形成新的伙伴关系和合作协议。