During the interview, Prime Minister Putin was asked about the current state of relations between the EurAsEC and Customs Union member countries and the effect of national economic interests on intergovernmental cooperation. Regarding the obstacles toward integration, the prime minister said, “Historically, all efforts to integrate have been extremely complicated. No one has ever settled these problems in one fell swoop. All have travelled down the tortuous road of coordinating their positions. We know how to make compromises, and I think we will successfully navigate this road.”
