Senior European Union officials meet Ukrainian leaders in Kiev today, the first such summit since the conflict with Russia erupted. While Ukraine has moved closer to the West than ever, the budding relationship has not been without disagreements. Ukrainian ministers have called for an EU peacekeeping mission in the east of their country, and want more military aid from their European friends; both proposals have been spurned in conflict-averse Brussels. They have also lobbied for a visa-free regime, a step the EU is unlikely to take at least until Ukraine regains control over its borders. Most important for Kiev is the EU’s unity on sanctions against Russia: the deadline for renewal looms. Meanwhile the EU team worries about Ukraine’s commitment to meaningful economic reforms. A donor conference that was supposed to follow the summit has been rebranded as the “Support for Ukraine” forum. Western investors, like their governments, remain wary.