The European Commission’s recent study ‘The Eastern Partnership (EaP) After Five Years: Time for Deep Rethinking’ calls for a major policy shift in how the EU views, and deals with, the six EaP countries. As bilateral relations between the EU and partner countries have proven to be more effective than a common approach, a clear division of the EaP countries into two groups has become inevitable. Taking into consideration the current political tensions in the region, what direction should the EU take with its EaP initiative?