![Evgenia Novozhenina Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures as he speaks to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f5daf8798fa241a0bf1fcfe4f164e452/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures as he speaks to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)
![Alexander Kazakov From left: Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for a photo during a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0b54bfe564804134a3c367c5fb639557/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
From left: Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for a photo during a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Alexander Shcherbak Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures while speaking to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c7aacca1b8d340e8b607640275a7e081/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures while speaking to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Alexander Kazakov Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/92b993df51314b458041dcad60cee87b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Alexander Shcherbak Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures while speaking to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1f6d4df8e063409d9e500defd02be1ef/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gestures while speaking to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Evgenia Novozhenina Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands prior to their talks on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/56820b41a6d54c0792ed203299d2c855/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands prior to their talks on the sidelines of a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)
![Evgenia Novozhenina Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c6cde63b5d7640ae917c25992fe40790/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)
![Evgenia Novozhenina Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, left, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, second left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo during a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6fad8601764f4bbfbc3e2826051259f5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, left, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, second left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo during a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)
![Alexander Kazakov Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a working dinner following a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e491b670dd39421982ae2687bf033add/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a working dinner following a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Evgenia Novozhenina Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, second right, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov pose for a photo during a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/38b1589cb360421f962a712e4f0242ff/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, second right, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov pose for a photo during a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)
![Alexander Kazakov Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and other officials attend a working dinner following a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ce6d5c8990fc4095bfca9a09ca294dab/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and other officials attend a working dinner following a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
![Evgenia Novozhenina Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e4d5d0c409894ce490b137ceb1694604/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the economic alliance's performance, saying that it helped boost the members' economic potential. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)