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===Deepening of relations and integration (2006–2013)===
Given the growth of its influence in the region, and the existence of the Russian—led [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] (CIS), GUAM was seen in Russia as a way of countering the Russian influence in the area and as part of a strategy backed by the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=-5141 |title=Axis of Evil Shaping Against Moscow |date=3 March 2005 |work=[[Kommersant]] |access-date=18 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520122050/http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=-5141 |archive-date=20 May 2014 }}</ref> However, GUAM leaders repeatedly and officially dismiss such claims and declare their strong willingness to develop close friendly relations with Russia.{{Citation needed}} Moreover, Azerbaijan, the group's main energy power, has managed to avoid any conflicts with Russia in recent years.
In April 2006, three GUAM nations supported Ukraine's proposal to condemn the [[Holodomor]], the 1930s famine in Ukraine which killed millions of people, as a [[genocide]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2371016 |title= CIS Split at Ministerial Conference |date=25 April 2006 |work=Eurasia Daily Monitor |access-date=18 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417002350/http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2371016 <!--Bot retrieved archive--> |archive-date=17 April 2007}}</ref>
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