EU Stunned by Armenia Decision To Join Russia-Led Customs Union - Real Time Brussels - WSJ
▻http://blogs.wsj.com/brussels/2013/09/04/eu-stunned-by-armenia-u-turn
Le truc complètement incompréhensible pour Bruxelles : l’Arménie déclare qu’elle rejoindra l’union douanière avec les russes... C’est vrai que la décision est bizarre.
By Naftali Bendavid and Laurence Norman
European diplomats were stunned this week by word that Armenia, which had been heading toward strengthening ties with the European Union, will instead join a customs union led by Russia—handing the Kremlin a victory in its tug of war with Brussels for influence in the region.
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The question now is whether Armenia’s move foreshadows similar decisions by other former Soviet republics.
Armenia’s shift was announced Tuesday in a statement posted on the Kremlin website during a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sargsyan.