Why does Russia need a new framework agreement with the EU? What should it be like?

... new agreement with the EU: the earlier, 1994, Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) is due to expire. A new agreement should become, at the very least, an indicator of progressive evolution of the bilateral relations, while the lack of the new framework agreement today is perceived as a sign of trouble. In addition, the new framework agreement could propose or renew the strategic aims for cooperation and partnership between Russia and the EU, since the 1994 PCA has already outlived its purpose,...