But the principal reasons for the West not to isolate Kazakhstan are geostrategic. The Kazakhs are keen to sell their oil and gas to the West at the very moment that the European Union is anxious to shed its dependence on Russian supplies.
但是西方不得孤立哈萨克斯坦的主要原因是地理政治上的。正当欧盟急于想要摆脱其对俄国石油供应依赖的时候，哈萨克斯坦乐意向西方出售其石油和天然气。但是欧盟和哈萨克斯坦夥伴关系的机遇之窗可能正在关闭。