Eurasian Union: the Birth of a new Giant

On 1 January 2015, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan formed the Eurasian Union following the earlier signing of a Treaty in May 2014. The new economic alliance is a further step in the three countries' cooperation, replacing the Customs Union that Moscow, Minsk and Astana formed in 2010.

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