Why Armenia is Getting Ever Closer to the EU

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Armenia is continuing to signal its intention to move closer to the EU and away from Russia ahead of contentious elections. But will they be able to escape their economic and military ties to Russia? And what can they do to strengthen ties with Europe?

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00:00 Introduction
01:24 Armenia’s Break from Russia
05:31 European Political Community
08:04 Too Long Issue 008

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