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RFE/RL's Coverage of the EU's Eastern Partnership Summit


Eastern Partnership Summit, Vilnius, 28-29 November
The European Union is holding its Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on November 28-29, and RFE/RL's comprehensive coverage -- 30 reports and counting -- has what you need to know about the players on the economic and diplomatic field.

# EXPLAINER: What exactly are these Association Agreements with the EU that are causing such a ruckus in the run up to the summit? Brussels correspondent Rikard Jozwiak has the answers.

# ANALYSIS: Ukraine last week caused consternation in Brussels and beyond when it put the brakes on a key free-trade and political deal with the EU and said it would try to revive economic ties with Russia instead.

# INFOGRAPHIC: Making sense of Ukraine's East-West dilemma , one pie chart at a time.

# INFOGRAPHIC: Russia is not happy about several former Soviet states seeking association and trade agreements with the EU. Instead, the Kremlin wants these countries, which have traditionally been in its orbit, to join a Moscow-led customs union. But with limited carrots at its disposal, Moscow has opted for sticks to discourage Eastern Partnership countries from taking a westward path.

# LISTEN: In the latest podcast from The Power Vertical , Brian Whitmore and guests discuss Russia's policy toward its neighbors.

# VOX POP: What people are saying in Armenia , Azerbaijan, Belarus , Georgia, Moldova , Russia, and Ukraine .

Follow updates on the summit online , and via Twitter and Facebook.

-- Karisue Wyson
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