Armenia's Membership in the Eurasian Economic Union: An Economic Challenge and Possible Consequences for Regional Security
Journal: The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs
Year: 2015

IntroductionJust six weeks after finalising negotiations on the EU-Armenia Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), Armenia changed direction abruptly. Immediately after negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on 3 September 2013, President Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia would join the Russia-led Customs Union, and later on the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).Official statements made before had not indicated the likelihood of su