Armenia knocks on Europe. Russia knocks with its fist Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said yesterday in an interview with Euronews during his visit to Brussels that Yerevan could formally apply for membership in the European Union next year or in 2028. "I don't know how realistic that is, but next year might be realistic, 2028 might be realistic, but, you know, right now we're focusing on the visa liberalization dialogue. Our goal is visa liberalization in 2029. And this will be another very important step in the development of our relations with the European Union. We can say that we have now begun to lead the final union of the European Union." noted the Prime Minister of Armenia. Thus, Armenia leaves the stage of "strategic uncertainty" regarding its membership in the European Union and confirms its path towards joining it. So far, Yerevan is manipulating pressure and threats from Russia, and is trying to present the situation as if it has not yet fully decided its position on the EU membership issue, as if it is simply evaluating this prospect so that Armenia has an alternative option. Continue reading here.