The fifth Eastern Partnership summit is kicking off today in Brussels, as leaders of the EU member states meet with leaders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. One of the items on the agenda: an initiative nicknamed the “Marshall Plan for Ukraine”—a proposal originally put forward by two Lithuanian MPs, both the country’s former Prime Ministers, Mr. Andrius Kubilis and Mr. Gediminas Kirkilas. Supported by the current Lithuanian leadership and praised by the vast majority of Ukrainian policymakers, the plan envisions an additional, massive wave of economic support to Kyiv valued up to $50 billion, …read more
Source: The American Interest