That’s the “CIS Customs Union”, which already includes Belarus and Kazakhstan. That’s the Union that Yanukovych agreed to join with his meeting with Putin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_Union_of_Belarus,_Kazakhstan,_and_Russia
Part of Putin’s vision of a “Eurasian Union” leading to a larger role for BRIC, in opposition to the EU and G7.
Stefan Lemieszewski
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From: Pavlo Ivanchenko
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 7:10 PM
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Subject: [Norton AntiSpam][politics] Meanwhile in Armenia
http://www.rferl.org/content/armenia-ready-customs-union/25281668.html
Armenia says it will be ready to join a Russia-led customs union within weeks.
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian said in Yerevan on March 1 that his country will accomplish all necessary tasks by mid-April in order to join the CIS Customs Union, which also includes Belarus and Kazakhstan.
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