Having made much fuss over the Kremlin's claim to have a "special sphere of interests" in the former Soviet Union, the EU has done little to stop Russian meddling.

当俄罗斯宣布在前苏联范围内和这些国家有“共同的利益圈”时，欧盟对此很是关注了一番。但对于俄罗斯的搅局行为，欧盟却无能为力。

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Russia is still far from reconciled to NATO’s presence in countries that it regards as being within its “sphere of privileged interests”.

对于北约在被俄罗斯认为处于其“特殊利益范围”内的国家的存在，俄方远未妥协屈从。

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Russia is still far from reconciled to NATO's presence in countries that it regards as being within its “sphere of privileged interests”.

对于北约在被俄罗斯认为处于其“特殊利益范围”内的国家的存在，俄方远未妥协屈从。

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Yet they acknowledge their efforts happen within a social sphere in disarray, and that traditional interests still dictate most of business and politics.

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