Prior to its start, the European Union’s May 21–22 Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Riga was widely anticipated, given that the previous summit in Vilnius had been overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and newly evident Russian expansionism. Russia’s aggressive policies caused concerns in those various post-Soviet states under Moscow’s geopolitical radar but still remaining outside its geostrategic orbit. Ahead of the Riga summit, the dilemma for the EU was how to manage the expectations of those partner countries that had signed Association Agreements and which wanted to see a strong message against Russian aggression. But the EU wanted to …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation