One year ago one of Vladimir Putin's most ambitious foreign-policy projects became a reality: a post-Soviet economic bloc of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. It was designed to allow the Kremlin to reassert influence in its backyard and counterbalance the EU.
The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. From left: Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia, Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, Kazakh Pres. Nursultan Nazarbayev, Putin of Russia, Kyrgyzstan Pres. Almazbek Atambayev. Photo: Sputnik.
UPDATE:
UPDATE:
DEBATE (Part 2/2): After 1 year, the Eurasian Economic Union is finally showing signs of living up to its potential: https://t.co/STCysfjg3X
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