In the meantime, Ukraine had been negotiating with the European Union for a free-trade and association agreement since 2007, and these talks were completed in early 2012. Though entirely compatible with the existing free-trade agreement between Ukraine and Russia, the proposed pact with the EU certainly was not compatible with Putin’s Eurasia project.
与此同时，乌克兰自2007年以来一直在与欧盟谈判自由贸易和入盟协定，2012年初，谈判完成。尽管其内容与已有的乌俄自由贸易协定完全不冲突，但与欧盟签订契约的计划显然与普京的欧亚联盟工程格格不入。