Armenia’s leadership believes it can move closer to the EU without sacrificing prosperity, but the bill is already coming due In May, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan cemented Armenia’s geopolitical pivot away from Russia and toward the EU. At the beginning of the month, Yerevan hosted the 8th summit of the European Political Community. This was the first time that the event was held in a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). While the event itself may seem vague in terms