The War in Ukraine and the Eurasian Economic Union: View from Armenia

Abstract

This paper analyzes the impact of the Ukraine war on Armenia's situation in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). I argue that the Russia-Ukraine war and the ensuing deterioration of relations between the West and Russia have, with one notable exception, significantly limited Armenia's capacity to instrumentalize the Eurasian agenda to its political and economic advantages. The study will show that this new challenge has, by and large, been due to the huge asymmetry in economic power between Russia and other EAEU member states.