Russia Sets December Deadline for Yerevan to Call a Referendum on EU Membership
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Russia demands a referendum in Armenia on the strategic choice between the Euro-Asian Union and the EU, threatening to cut its oil and gas deliveries to Yerevan.
By December, Armenia should decide on holding a referendum to choose between the European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told TASS, reports The Moscow Times.
Armenia has to decide by December whether it will hold a referendum to choose between ownership of the European Union and membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEA), said for TASS Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mihail Galuzin, according to The Moscow Times. According to the decision of Yerevan, "additional measures will be taken," he adds.
The relations between Yerevan and Moscow have deteriorated in recent months due to the Republic's convergence with the EU.
Moscow continues to pressure Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to decide on his country's future direction. According to Armenian media, it has now given Yerevan about a month to decide. During that time, Armenia is to choose between moving towards the European Union or remaining in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union. Russia is reportedly preparing a series of tough measures if Yerevan does not comply.
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