Why Armenia Wants to Join the European Union

Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 30% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr With tensions growing between Armenia and Russia, the Armenian Prime Minister has expressed interest in applying to join the EU. So in this video, we'll explain whether this is likely or even possible and what this says about Russia's regional influence. 🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews 🗣 Discord: https://tldrnews.co.uk/discord 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! ////////////////////// 1 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:11992M/TXT 2 - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/enlargement/briefings/23a2_en.htm 3 - https://www.coe.int/en/web/about-us/our-member-states 4 - https://www.politico.eu/article/armenia-eu-dream-membership-russia-army-obstacle/ 5 - https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/armenia-freezes-participation-russia-led-security-bloc-prime-minister-2024-02-23/ 6 - https://eurasianet.org/armenian-pm-says-azerbaijan-gearing-up-for-full-scale-war 7 - https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20240223-armenia-signs-arms-contract-with-france-amid-boost-in-military-ties 8 - https://www.businessinsider.com/armenia-buying-french-indian-weapons-drifting-away-from-ally-russia-2023-12?r=US&IR=T 9 - https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/international-criminal-court-welcomes-armenia-new-state-party 10 - https://apnews.com/article/politics-moscow-armenia-yerevan-russia-government-68470e08f2462c67920fdb554644bba3 11 - https://www.reuters.com/world/armenia-us-military-exercise-kicks-off-near-yerevan-us-spokesperson-2023-09-11/ 12 - https://www.politico.eu/article/armenia-foreign-minister-ararat-mirzoyan-russia-border-guards-yerevan-zvartnots-airport/ 13 - https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/pm-calls-on-armenians-to-discuss-eu-membership/ 14 - https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/91957 15 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Caucasus_Railway 16 - https://iwpr.net/global-voices/armenias-energy-security-faces-frosty-relations-russia 17 - https://eurasianet.org/russias-powerful-economic-levers-over-armenia 18 - https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/fitch-affirms-armenia-at-bb-outlook-stable-26-01-2024 19 - https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-6452-2024-INIT/en/pdf 20 - https://www.azatutyun.am/a/32852035.html 21 - https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/document/download/388e01b7-e283-4bc9-9d0a-5600ea49eda9_en?filename=SWD_2023_697%20Georgia%20report.pdf