Romania’s President Traian Basescu arrives for the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius

Romania’s President Traian Basescu arrives for the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius November 28, 2013. The European Union told Ukraine it was risking its economic future by rejecting a free-trade deal in favour of closer ties with Russia, hours before a likely frosty encounter on Thursday evening between EU leaders and President Viktor Yanukovich. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA — Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)