Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Volovik Nadezhda Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy; Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Author-Name: Izryadnova Olga Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy; Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Title: International Cooperation: Eastern Partnership Countries Title: Международное сотрудничество: страны Восточного партнерства Abstract: In recent years, there has been a decline in the share of CIS countries in the total volume of Russian foreign trade. The European Union, China, Turkey and other countries are seeking to expand their influence on their markets. It is extremely important for Russia to maintain good-neighborly and strategic mutually beneficial relations with post-Soviet states. The article examines the economic development of the Eastern Partnership countries that have concluded an agreement with the European Union. The article was prepared as part of the research work of the RANEPA’s state task. Keywords: European Union, CIS countries, Eastern Partnership Classification-JEL: D51, E20, F10, F40 Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2021 Issue: 11 Month: November Pages: 14-26 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/r21117.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:r21117