But Russia needs Ukraine for nationalist as well as economic reasons. Russian nationalism has always considered Ukraine an extension of Russia itself, by virtue of it being home to places that are among the dearest to Russian identity.
但俄罗斯需要乌克兰除了经济因素还有民族主义因素。俄民族主义者始终认为乌克兰是俄本土的延伸，理由是乌克兰很多地方曾经是俄罗斯人的骄傲。普京就把基辅称为“俄罗斯城市之母”。 而塞瓦斯托波尔则有着双重的英雄光环：19世纪克里米亚战争围困期间以及第二次世界大战。