Official Russian opinion looks forward to “the interpenetration and integration of the EEU and the Silk Road Economic Belt” into a “Greater Eurasia,” which will afford a “steady developing safe common neighborhood of Russia and China.” On May 8, Putin and Xi signed an agreement in Moscow that envisages the establishment of coordinating political institutions, investment funds, development banks, currency regimes, and financial systems – all to serve a vast free-trade area linking China with Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
俄罗斯官方观点着眼于“EEU和丝绸之路经济带互相渗透、互相融合”，形成一个“大欧亚”，为“俄罗斯和中国提供稳定发展的安全的共同周边环境。”5月8日，普京和习近平在莫斯科签署了旨在成立协调政治机构、投资基金、开发银行、货币机制和金融体系的协议——所有这些都可以服务于连接中国、欧洲、中东和非洲的广袤的自由贸易区。