Merkel sets tone for EU summit with eastern partners

German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned the EU's eastern partners Thursday not to expect too much of the bloc while warning Russia to mend its ways over Ukraine if it wanted to rejoin the international community. At the same time, Merkel, who has played a key role in searching for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict, made clear Russia had no reason to fear closer ties between the 28-nation bloc and six of its Soviet-era satellites. "The Eastern Partnership is not aimed agains