The Kremlin is very good at feigning such idealism. Its control of Eastern Europe was always enforced on the basis of “friendship treaties,” and the Soviet invasions of Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 were “fraternal” missions.
欧盟同俄罗斯签署了众多协议，包括有关建立自由和司法的“共同领域”。克里姆林宫非常善于伪装这样的理想主义。其对东欧的控制总是建立在“友好条约”的基础上，而苏联1956年和1968年分别入侵匈牙利和捷克斯洛伐克则是所谓“兄弟般”的使命。