The Eurasian Economic Union seeks to step up engagement with the South Asian nation, Andrey Slepnev has said The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is working toward finalizing a free trade agreement with India, the post-Soviet bloc’s trade minister, Andrey Slepnev, said on Tuesday. Slepnev, who visited New Delhi this week, noted that the EAEU – comprising Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Armenia – has set a 2026 deadline for an agreement. ”First of all, we certainly recognize the