From 27 to 29 November, Vilnius will host the summit of the Eastern partnership, where Ukraine plans to sign an association agreement with the European Union, and enter into the second phase of a plan on visa liberalisation.
Without exaggeration, this step is one of the most important events for Ukraine after obtaining independence.
In fact, this agreement will determine the country's choice of identity: West or East, Europe or Asia.
Although the Ukrainian side has fulfill...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.