European leaders in Riga accused of expecting Eastern Partnership countries to bring in reforms for little in return while Kremlin offers ‘cash with fewer strings’European leaders pledged Ukraine €1.8bn (£1.3bn) and the vague prospect of visa-free travel at an EU summit in Riga where the Kremlin’s newly assertive policy in eastern Europe was the elephant in the room.While David Cameron was in the Latvian capital to discuss Britain’s demands ahead of a referendum on EU membership, the main topic of the broader summit was the Eastern Partnership, a programme set up in 2009 to bring six post-Soviet countries into Europe’s …read more
Source: The Guardian
