Putin Pressures Armenia to Hold Referendum on EU Bid Ahead of Key Election
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Putin Pressures Armenia to Hold Referendum on EU Bid ahead of Key Election
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Armenia to hold a referendum on whether it wishes to pursue European Union membership or remain within the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), warning that Yerevan cannot remain fully integrated in both structures simultaneously. Speaking after the EAEU summit in Astana on Friday, 29 May, Putin argued that it would be ‘quite logical’ for Armenians to decide their geopolitical future through a popular…
Russia urges Armenia to hold EU membership referendum
Al Mayadeen | May 29, 2026 Russia and several of its regional allies called on Armenia to hold a referendum “as soon as possible” on potential membership in the European Union, as tensions continue to grow over Yerevan’s expanding ties with Brussels. Speaking during a summit in Astana on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Armenia would ultimately have to choose between deeper integration with the EU or remaining within the Russian-led…
The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council met in Astana and is reported to have resulted in the signing of a joint statement by Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, President Kasim-Jomart Tokaev of Kazakhstan and President Sadir Zaparov of Kyrgyzstan, on the subject of rain: news, video, air, online, archive, programme of broadcasts.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, managed today to have four of the five members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) adopt a declaration on Armenia, in conflict with Russia due to the aspirations for accession to the European Union (EU).
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