Europe’s leaders should engage in frank discussions about where European and Russian interests converge or differ, and these discussions should include regional neighbors that are both producer and transit nations, like my own country, Ukraine. Moscow will understand a policy based on mutual respect for each other’s interests better than simple appeals to goodwill and friendship.
欧洲的领导人应该在欧洲与俄罗斯的利益重合或者不同的地方进行坦诚的讨论，并且这些讨论也应该把既是生产者又是中转国家的地区邻国包括进来，就像我的祖国乌克兰。相比单纯地呼唤善意和友好，莫斯科会更加理解一项兼顾双方利益的政策。