# EU or Eurasia: Why Putin sparred with Armenia’s PM

https://mins.news/en/item/42121

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-02 13:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/eu-or-eurasia-why-putin-sparred-with-armenias-pm?traffic_source=rss

> Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that Yerevan’s drive to join the European Union could disrupt trade with Moscow and complicate Armenia’s continued membership in the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union. Pashinyan said the EU accession process did not breach Armenia’s obligations to Russia or the EEU. Relations have fallen to historic lows as Armenia pivots westward.

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