乍一看,由于与西方国家的地缘冲突不断,俄罗斯“向东转”似乎是不可避免的——政治、经济方向和伙伴发生改变。彼得大帝开启的“欧洲之窗”(与欧洲的关系)正在紧紧地关闭。与此同时,俄罗斯渴望向“温暖”的亚太敞开大门,尤其是中国。俄罗斯的精英们正在高兴地期待着中国能代替欧洲成为我们的客人:我们的自然资源新买家以及技术和投资的新来源。2015年,在拉脱维亚的“波罗的海”论坛上,一些俄罗斯参会者直言建设“大欧洲” At first glance, Russia’s “eastward shift” seems inevitable due to the ongoing geopolitical conflicts with Western countries - political, economic and partner changes. The “Window of Europe” (relations with Europe) opened by Peter the Great is closing down. In the meantime, Russia is eager to open its doors to Asia’s “warmth”, especially China. Russia’s elites are happy to expect China to be our guest in place of Europe: a new buyer of our natural resources and a new source of technology and investment. In 2015, at the “Baltic Forum” in Latvia, some Russian participants spoke bluntly about building a “Greater Europe”