TheestablishmentoftheEAEUwillhavebroadstrategicimplicationsfortheEurasiancontinentandtheworld.IthashelpedRussiaconsolidateitssphereofinfluenceinthepost-Sovietspaceandstrengtheneditsroleasapoleintheworld.ItwillalsoexertawideinfluenceontheEurasianregionaleconomicstructure,thegeographicaleconomiccompetitionbetweenRussiaandtheWest,andthirdparties’influenceintheregion.