Armenia's real obstacle to EU aspirations is membership in Putin's Eurasian Economic Union, not the CSTO or Russian military base, and there is no real will or decision by Armenia to leave that bloc.

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Richard Giragosian

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the real obstacle...is Armenia's position as a member of Putin's prison, the Eurasian Economic Union. That is really the contradiction that will prevent Armenia's EU aspirations full stop. And there is no real will or decision by Armenia to leave that block.

Source

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South CaucasusCenter for Strategic & International Studies
Created: 8/11/2026, 5:26:17 AM

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