▁E uras ian ▁integration . ▁Put in ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁E uras ian ▁Union ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ; ▁the ▁concept ▁was ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Kaz akh stan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁pres idents ▁of ▁Bel arus , ▁Kaz akh stan ▁and ▁Russia ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁setting ▁a ▁target ▁of ▁establish ing ▁the ▁E uras ian ▁Union ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁E uras ian ▁Union ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁United ▁States , ▁Europe , ▁and ▁NAT O ▁▁ ▁Under ▁Put in , ▁Russia ' s ▁relationships ▁with ▁NAT O ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁have ▁passed ▁through ▁several ▁stages . ▁When ▁he ▁first ▁became ▁president , ▁relations ▁were ▁c aut ious , ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁attacks ▁Put in ▁quickly ▁supported ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁on ▁T error ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁partners hip ▁appeared . ▁However , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁respond ed ▁by ▁further ▁expansion ▁of ▁NAT O ▁to ▁Russia ' s ▁borders ▁and ▁by ▁un il ater al ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Anti - B all istic ▁Miss ile ▁Tre aty . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁Russia ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War ▁and ▁when ▁Put in ▁became ▁ever ▁more ▁distant ▁from ▁the