VILNIUS, Lithuania — European Union leaders sought Thursday to revive a stalled agreement with Ukraine after the former Soviet republic shocked the 28-country bloc last week by opting for closer ties with Russia in a geopolitical tug-of-war.
However, German Chancellor Angela Merkel held out few hopes that a deal will be cobbled together during a two-day EU summit with eastern partners that opened Thursday evening.
“I have no hope that it will succeed this time, but the door is open,” Merkel said as she entered the summit meeting. “We will make very clear that the EU is ready to take in Ukraine as an associated member.”
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