The European Union is already demanding that Armenia join anti-Russian sanctions, without promising Yerevan anything specific in return. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin in an interview with Izvestia.
“As for the issue of starting negotiations between Armenia and the European Union on various projects in favor of rapprochement and, in particular, a visa-free regime, then, yes, such negotiations have begun. We see that the European Union is true to itself here too, because without making any promises or making any serious decisions in terms of visa-free relations, it is already demanding political loyalty from Armenia and joining anti-Russian sanctions,” he noted.
The Deputy Foreign Minister also recalled that Moscow has clearly indicated to Yerevan the impossibility of simultaneous membership in the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union. "These are completely different systems, and it is simply impossible to be in them at the same time," Galuzin emphasized, adding that Armenia's membership in the EAEU brings the country "tangible and significant long-term benefits in the form of increased trade and investment."
