Indeed, whether or not its leaders acknowledge it, the European Union is now in direct conflict with Russia over its enlargement policy since the end of the Cold War. That is because Russia’s re-emergence as a global power requires not just the reintegration of lost Soviet territories, but also direct access to Europe and a dominant role there, especially in Eastern Europe.
事实上，不管其领导人是否承认，如今欧盟自冷战结束以来的扩大政策已经与俄罗斯形成了直接冲突。正因如此，俄罗斯重新崛起为全球霸权不但需要重获失去的苏联领土，还需要进军欧洲并在欧洲起到主导作用，特别是在东欧。因此，基本战略斗争现在已经开始了。