We continue to view it as a Kremlin geopolitical project whose goal is to expand Russia's influence over Europe's energy resources.

我们仍将其视为俄罗斯政府的地缘政治项目，其目标是扩大俄罗斯对欧洲能源资源的影响力。

Even though this shoe is damn near three decades plus old, when you're making bajillions of dollars off of this old shoe, why do you need to spend resource, energy, and time into making new shoes?

尽管这双鞋已经有将近 30 多年的历史了，当你依靠这只旧鞋赚了数百万美元时，为什么你需要花费资源、精力和时间来制作新鞋？