To Russia, Ukraine is it's vital near abroad.

对俄罗斯来说，乌克兰是至关重要的近邻。

And indeed, even in the south-west Pacific, in our near abroad, really, you've got China probing for vulnerabilities and trying to establish deeper relations in the Pacific Islands off Australia's coast.

事实上，即使在西南太平洋，在我们附近的国外， 中国也确实在寻找漏洞， 并试图在澳大利亚沿海的太平洋岛屿上建立更深层次的关系。

He expects Britain and France, which account for about 60% of Europe's military purchases, to put a higher value on being able to conduct operations in the “near abroad” than on playing a junior role in conflicts far from home.

他期望英法两国，作为欧洲60%军购的主体，要提升自身在“周边区域”指导作战的作用，而不是在远离本土的战斗中扮演小弟的角色。