CSTO

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The Organization for Collective Security (ОДКБ) is an international organization focused on collective defense and security cooperation among its member states, including Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Armenia. It conducts joint military exercises and coordinates responses to natural and technological disasters. The organization has been involved in discussions regarding Armenia's financial obligations and potential exclusion due to non-payment of dues. Member countries regularly engage in coordinated efforts to address regional security challenges.

Events

• Russia Calls Armenia's Welcome of Draft Evaders a Provocation
• Putin Urges Armenia to Choose EU or EAEС Path
• Kremlin Avoids Comment on Armenia's Political Crisis
• Pashinyan Blocks CSTO Peacekeepers Amid Opposition Crackdown
• Armenia's PM welcomes possible CSTO exclusion
• Pashinyan: Armenia will begin preparing to submit an application for…
• Armenia Drops Russia as Strategic Ally Over 2022 Border Crisis

Recent coverage

• On September 4 this year in Moscow under the chairmanship of the director of the DMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia K.M. Logvinov inter-ministerial consultations took place... — МИД России
• Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Shevtsov pointed to the need to strengthen SCO before NATO — Ведомости
• Expert points to foreign policy deadlock of Pahinyan — Вести
• Zakharova accused Pashinyan of lying after accusations against ODKB — Вечерняя Москва
• Zakharova responds to Pashinyan on claims of ODKB and Russia actions in 2022 — Вести
• Zakhrova: Pashinyan did nothing to protect Armenia — Ведомости
• In the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they rejected Pashinyan's words about Russia's role in events in the Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022 — Интерфакс
• Pashinyan failed — Russia is to blame — Рыбарь
• Pashinyan stated that Armenia does not consider Russia a 'strategic partner' after the ODRB failed to fulfill its obligations... — SOTAvision
• Armenia stopped considering Russia a strategic ally due to Moscow and ODKB failure to meet obligations in the sphere of safe... — Varlamov News
• Pashinyan doubts Russia as a strategic partner — DW Главное
• Pashinyan declares that Armenia no longer considers Russia a 'strategic partner' — The Moscow Times
• Why Armenia stopped considering Russia a 'strategic partner' — Дождь
• Question of protecting objects from UAVs included in agenda of future ODRK exercises, said organization secretary general in TASS interview. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Decision to exclude Armenia from ODKB — prerogative of supreme commanders of countries, but all circumstances will need to be taken into account... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Armenia de facto does not participate in ODKB discussions, but de jure remains an organization member, ODKB secretary-general stated in interview... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• If Armenia no longer needs membership in the ODRK, then Yerevan is free to make the corresponding decision and leave the organization — ТАСС (Telegram)
• In the Kremlin did not comment on events in Armenia — Ведомости
• Pashinyan accused opposition of attempting to introduce ODRK peacekeepers into Armenia — Вечерняя Москва
• Pashinyan accused opposition in attempt to bring peacekeepers of ODKB to Armenia — Ведомости