The role of Russia in the EAEU in disintegration processes on the territory of Greater Eurasia: theory, methodology, practice

This study aims to elucidate the role of Russia, a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), in the disintegration processes occurring in Greater Eurasia. The article delineates the concept of “disintegration process”, identifying its various forms, manifestations, trends, and developmental regularities. It is revealed that Russia’s role in the EAEU concerning disintegration processes in Greater Eurasia is characterized by efforts to mitigate the crisis phenomena associated with economic disintegration from the European Union. It was ascertained that the foreign policy and foreign economic strategy of a large-scale “turn of the Russian Federation to the East” in the conditions of sanctions and geopolitical turbulence acts as both a disintegration process aimed at breaking economic ties with the EU countries and integration aspirations of the Russian Federation to Greater Asia. Furthermore, it is established that the tightening of trade and transport barriers by the EU member states towards the Russian Federation has led to the strengthening of trade and economic ties of Russia in the EAEU and is aimed at protecting the supply of Russian energy resources, all kinds of raw materials, goods and services.