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So, formally launching the Treaty of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in May 2014 heralds the beginning of a new form of post-soviet integration, right? Uh, no. The integration project, which has made some progress since 2009, nevertheless remains weak and selective -- i.e., 1) it has deferred dealing with important components of the treaty until a later point in time, and 2) it glosses over the political and financial costs that await Russia in the future. After looking at these problems closely, the paper closes by considering what the EU’s response to this new regional organization should be.