The events of the crisis in Ukraine (2013–2014) have created an unprecedented rift in EU–Russia relations. The focal point is often put on the long-term development of mutual frustrations due to clashing initiatives in the shared neighbourhood and an overall atmosphere of mistrust. This article makes the case that the culmination of mutual frustrations made its way into official communication and led to the embedding of elements of ‘geopolitical othering’ in Russia’s narrative on the events in Ukraine. Throughout the various stages of the conflict, representations of the role played by the EU became a recurring theme in Russia’s narrative on Ukraine’s choice between the EU and accession to the ECU. While the presence of geopolitical othering did seem to provide a stabilizing effect on the narrative, the countries’ embedded nature led to the rapid development of contentious communication, complicating potential narrative convergence between both actors.

乌克兰危机事件（2013-2014 年）在欧盟与俄罗斯的关系中造成了前所未有的裂痕。由于共享邻里的倡议冲突和不信任的整体氛围，焦点往往放在相互挫折的长期发展上。本文论证了相互挫折的高潮进入了官方交流，并导致在俄罗斯对乌克兰事件的叙述中嵌入了“地缘政治他者”的元素。在冲突的各个阶段，欧盟所扮演的角色成为俄罗斯关于乌克兰在欧盟和加入 ECU 之间选择的叙述中反复出现的主题。虽然地缘政治他者的存在似乎确实对叙事产生了稳定作用，