May 9, 2026
Armenia’s plans to join the EU require “special consideration”, and Yerevan receives “significant advantages” within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), President Vladimir Putin said, RBC reported.
“This applies to agriculture, this applies to the processing industry, this applies to customs and other fees, etc., etc., this applies to the migration sector,” he clarified.
In his opinion, Armenia should decide as soon as possible whether to participate in the EU or the EAEU, then the path of “soft and intelligent divorce” will be possible.
Putin did not rule out the discussion of the republic’s plans for joining the European Union at the EAEU summit.
“We just need to say in time that we will do this and that. There is nothing special here. Everything must be calculated. And the Armenian side must calculate, and we must calculate,” he said.
The head of state noted that Russians and Armenians have had special relations for centuries, “and if this or that decision is beneficial to the Armenian people, please, we will not be against it.”
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