Zakharova: The EAEU does not intend to tolerate Armenia's dependent position

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will not tolerate a situation in which Armenia takes a dependent position in relation to the association, while simultaneously preparing for European integration. This was stated at a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"The Republican leadership is trying to convince its fellow citizens that there is allegedly no choice yet — now the question is posed in this way — between The EU and the EAEU do not need to be done. It is possible, they say, to receive all the preferences from the Eurasian integration and at the same time prepare yourself for a request for membership in another economic bloc. No, you can't. We do not intend to tolerate such a dependent position in relation to the union of the EAEU," the diplomat stressed.

"Tough? I'm not sure. I think that if tough, then realistic," she added, quoted by TASS.

Yerevan has recently announced a course towards integration with the European Union. On March 26, 2025, the Armenian Parliament adopted a law on the beginning of the process of the republic's accession to the EU. At the same time, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that Yerevan does not intend to leave the EAEU and expects to combine membership in the organization and integration into the EU as long as possible. As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, integration with the EU automatically entails the termination of Armenia's interaction with the EAEU, the loss of all the accompanying preferences from which Yerevan has benefited all the time in the Eurasian Economic Union.