June: 4, 2026
If Yerevan considers that it will be better in the EU than in the EAEU, it can make that choice, but not at our expense, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Alexei Overchuk told RIA Novosti at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
“We are in favor of what the Armenians themselves consider to be the best for them. If they think that it will be more convenient for them in the European Union and it will be better in the European Union, of course they can go there,” Overchuk told the agency within the framework of the Union of European Union, answering the question whether Yerevan will go for a final break with the EAEU.
The interlocutor of the agency clarified that Yerevan can make that choice if it wants.
“But not at our expense,” he emphasized.
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