Under the banner of a “Eurasian Union,” and relying on the renationalized oil and gas sectors as both a carrot and a stick, the Kremlin wants to tie as many of the former Soviet territories as possible to the Motherland. At the center of this policy is Ukraine, the linchpin of Europe’s post-Soviet order.
在第三度出任总统的普京的领导下，俄罗斯已经做出了选择。由于“欧亚联盟”的阻挠，以及将原油和天然气的重新国有化同时作为胡萝卜和大棒，克里姆林宫希望尽可能团结更多的前苏联加盟国。这一政策的核心目标是乌克兰，它也是后苏联欧洲秩序的关键所在。