As this struggle shows, Ukraine has been obliged to assume a higher-profile role in European affairs. It must consider where and in what sort of Europe it fits, what balance it should strike between Russia and the European Union, and how it should find the self-assurance needed to play its full part in world affairs.
但乌克兰和俄罗斯天然气争端所提出的问题已经超越了能源安全的范畴，它再次将乌克兰在欧洲和世界的地位问题摆在了我们面前。就像这场斗争所表明的那样，乌克兰不得不在欧洲事务中承担更加引人注目的角色，它必须考虑欧洲局势和自己在欧洲的定位，它要在俄罗斯和欧盟之间达到什么样的平衡，以及它怎样才能找到在世界事务中充分发挥作用的自信。