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VIEWS FROM MOSCOW: WITH INEVITABLE GROWTH OF RUSSIA'S ECONOMY, ASTANA AND MINSK WILL TURN TO MOSCOW AGAIN
by David Stepanyan
Tuesday, February 17, 12:04
With the inevitable growth of Russia's economy in the short- term
outlook, Astana and Minsk will turn to Moscow again and learn lessons
from Kiev's negative experience in this aspect. The statement came
from Vladimir Yevseev, Head of Caucasus Department of the Moscow-based
CIS Institute, in an online interview with ArmInfo.
"The Eurasian Economic Union as an integration tool in the post-Soviet
area will remain effective even amid Ukraine crisis. This will have
both positive and negative factors. For instance, the financial and
economic sanctions imposed on Russia have partially opened its market
for the EEU countries," he said.
As for the latest pessimistic statements by Nazarbayev and Lukashenko
regarding the EEU's prospects, Yevseev said the presidents of
Kazakhstan and Belarus have fundamentally different problems. He said
Nazarbayev with his multi-vector policy has got too dependent on the
West's influence. Meanwhile, the national economy of Kazakhstan is
based on raw materials only i.e. it is fully dependent on the global
prices of gas. As for Lukashenko, Yevseeev said, he is afraid of
a color revolution. In the current situation, both them fear that
Russia will not resist the West's pressure. This is why they hesitate
so much, he said. As regards Armenia, Yevseev is sure that the best
way for the country is to launch a bridge linking the EEU and EU in
its territory. It is necessary as long as Tehran seeks to keep the
privileges it enjoys from the EU and the current volume of exports to
Europe. In Georgia is involved in the process, the Armenian public
will no longer feel the need to chose between Russia and the West
so acutely.
The online press conference was organized as part of the project of
the "Region" Research Center "Urgent Dialogues for Armenia Media"
and is supported by the British Embassy in Armenia.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=F134FC30-B683-11E4-9E9F0EB7C0D21663
by David Stepanyan
Tuesday, February 17, 12:04
With the inevitable growth of Russia's economy in the short- term
outlook, Astana and Minsk will turn to Moscow again and learn lessons
from Kiev's negative experience in this aspect. The statement came
from Vladimir Yevseev, Head of Caucasus Department of the Moscow-based
CIS Institute, in an online interview with ArmInfo.
"The Eurasian Economic Union as an integration tool in the post-Soviet
area will remain effective even amid Ukraine crisis. This will have
both positive and negative factors. For instance, the financial and
economic sanctions imposed on Russia have partially opened its market
for the EEU countries," he said.
As for the latest pessimistic statements by Nazarbayev and Lukashenko
regarding the EEU's prospects, Yevseev said the presidents of
Kazakhstan and Belarus have fundamentally different problems. He said
Nazarbayev with his multi-vector policy has got too dependent on the
West's influence. Meanwhile, the national economy of Kazakhstan is
based on raw materials only i.e. it is fully dependent on the global
prices of gas. As for Lukashenko, Yevseeev said, he is afraid of
a color revolution. In the current situation, both them fear that
Russia will not resist the West's pressure. This is why they hesitate
so much, he said. As regards Armenia, Yevseev is sure that the best
way for the country is to launch a bridge linking the EEU and EU in
its territory. It is necessary as long as Tehran seeks to keep the
privileges it enjoys from the EU and the current volume of exports to
Europe. In Georgia is involved in the process, the Armenian public
will no longer feel the need to chose between Russia and the West
so acutely.
The online press conference was organized as part of the project of
the "Region" Research Center "Urgent Dialogues for Armenia Media"
and is supported by the British Embassy in Armenia.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=F134FC30-B683-11E4-9E9F0EB7C0D21663