Only three presidents were sitting at the table large enough to accommodate fifteen. The Russian Federation, Belarus, and Kazakhstan agreed to form the new Eurasian Economic Union on 29 May. The EEU is envisioned by Vladimir Putin to be a counterweight to the EU. So far, only Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, both tiny and poor, are considering joining. The remainder of the former Soviet republics have said no thanks.
The EEU has only about one-sixth the economic power of the EU. Uzbekistan turned off the gas supply to Kyrgyzstan in April. Notably missing was Ukraine, which has 10 million more people than Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan combined.
Putin's dreams of grandeur here is at best... Soviet Lite.
The EEU has only about one-sixth the economic power of the EU. Uzbekistan turned off the gas supply to Kyrgyzstan in April. Notably missing was Ukraine, which has 10 million more people than Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan combined.
Putin's dreams of grandeur here is at best... Soviet Lite.
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