Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday that Armenia cannot be part of both the European Union and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union. Moscow is “completely calm” about Yerevan’s efforts to forge closer ties with the EU, Putin told Pashinyan. However, the Russian leader said that being part of both economic blocs was “impossible,” and he stressed the importance of Armenia’s relationship with Russia, noting how Armenia receives Russian natural gas at a much lower cost than European prices.
Armenia has sought to bolster ties with the West after the United States brokered the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal last August. Pashinyan has declared his intent to join the EU, and he suspended Armenia’s participation in the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2024. However, the EU remains hesitant to approve Armenia’s membership bid, and the bloc has not discussed any trade deals with the country in the interim.
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Moscow is “completely calm” about Yerevan’s efforts to forge closer ties with the EU
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday that Armenia cannot be part of both the European Union and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union. Moscow is “completely calm” about Yerevan’s efforts to forge closer ties with the EU, Putin told Pashinyan. However, the Russian leader said that being part of both economic blocs was “impossible,” and he stressed the importance of Armenia’s relationship with Russia, noting how Armenia receives Russian natural gas at a much lower cost than European prices.
Armenia has sought to bolster ties with the West after the United States brokered the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal last August. Pashinyan has declared his intent to join the EU, and he suspended Armenia’s participation in the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization in 2024. However, the EU remains hesitant to approve Armenia’s membership bid, and the bloc has not discussed any trade deals with the country in the interim.
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Moscow is “completely calm” about Yerevan’s efforts to forge closer ties with the EU
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