Russia offers to form Western-European clone of EUAugust 6, 2008 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia offers to form an EU analog which will unite the RF, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Turkey, Moldova and some other states, said Sergei Markov, Russian State Duma member."We offer to create a united economic area like the European Union with a purpose of further expansion towards the EU," he said. Implementing 'divide and rule' principle in the post soviet area, the U.S. strikes Kosovo and Ukraine, which are Europe's weak points, according to him. "Their task is not an independent Ukraine but anti-Russian Ukraine. The U.S. wants relations between the two nations like those between Serbs and Croats," Markov said, Noviy Region reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |