The EU – or member states acting on its behalf – should thus consider following the example set by the US itself in 1980. This assumes that it can obtain sufficient documentary evidence of the allegations from, say, Snowden or Der Spiegel.
因此，欧盟——或其代表成员国——应该考虑美国本身在1980年的先例。其前提是欧盟可以从（比如）斯诺登或《明镜》处获得关于指控的充分的书面证据。寻求法律途径可以在短期使该案去政治化，并未消解紧张态势赢得时间。