Former Russian president says Armenia will damage its relations with the Eurasian Economic Union.

On Monday, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently deputy chairman of the Security Council, said that “Armenia will never enter the European Union (EU), but it will damage its relations with Russia and other countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).”

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In an interview with the TASS news agency, he said that this is the price Armenia will pay for the “ambitions” of its Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who “betrays national interests.”

The statements came after Pashinyan announced Monday plans by his administration to accelerate procedures for possible EU membership amid insistence from the post-Soviet economic bloc, the EAEU, that Armenia choose a side as soon as possible.

“This is a process that requires a lot of work and we will probably begin it in the near future, especially in response to the persistent requests from our partners in the EAEU,” the Armenian leader said during an appearance before Parliament.

Armenia’s PM Pashinyan on the EU:

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Pashinyan explained that Armenia must first officially apply to join the European community to learn Brussels’ response and set dates for the necessary reforms. The process also requires Armenia to hold a referendum on joining the EU.

On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred to Armenia’s plans and said Yerevan “should remember the experience of Turkey and a whole series of countries that have been waiting for decades to join the European Union, but things remain the same.”

“After submitting the application, Armenia will have to modify its legislation in various areas (trade, health care, customs, etc.) so that it is aligned with European standards. These are incompatible with those adopted in our country and with those adopted in the Eurasian Economic Union,” he said, adding that this will create “deep contradictions that will primarily harm Armenia itself.”

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