The Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Riga on 21 and 22 May was a quiet success despite the lack of concrete initiatives or announcements.
It showed how much the relationship between the EU and the six former Soviet countries on its eastern flank is based on a useful, but potentially harmful, ambiguity.
"It is the maximum we can achieve today," admitted EU Council president Donald Tusk, who chaired the meeting.
Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova did not get the promise of futur...
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