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Which also makes it clear the #CSTO is dead.
And cutting Russia off from Iran would be BIG in its impact on Russia.
With gunfire exchanges a seemingly regular occurrence these days along the #Tajik-Afghan border, the #Russia -led Collective Security Treaty Organization #CSTO has announced it will supply Tajik border troops with advanced weaponry.
Latest from our Stephen M. Bland CSTO leaders met in Bishkek to cement new security and defense plans as Armenia boycotted again and Russia prepared to take over the bloc’s chairmanship https://ow.ly/RgxY50XyJqq #CSTO #CentralAsia #Security #Russia #BishkekMeeting
🌐 26–27 November — #CSTO summit in Bishkek. Vladimir #Putin is expected to attend. The organisation remains paralysed after Armenia suspended participation over the CSTO’s failure to protect its interests in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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🇷🇺🇧🇾📞 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke over the phone.
They agreed to pursue further contacts during the upcoming Summit of the #CSTO & the traditional meeting of the leaders of #CIS member countries.
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Astral Aviation has appointed Darryl Judd as Executive Director and Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer (CSTO), a move aimed at strengthening the airline’s presence and operations in Africa.
#AstralAviation #Africa #cargonetwork #CSTO #globalairlinepartnerships
🧐This analysis lacks discussion of the SCO increasingly being a counterweight to Russia-led #CSTO as seen in the 2022 #Kazakhstan unrests.
#Laos embraces China, Russia🤔-led SCO amid frustration with #Asean
"te #SCO emphasises #security concerns, while #Brics pursues broader #economic […]
In temporarily occupied #Crimea, 🇺🇦 destroyed 🇷🇺 radar station, two helicopters and a tugboat
🇺🇦 SBU has charged Chechen 🇷🇺 leader Ramzan Kadyrov in absentia for #WarCrimes
🇷🇺 GPS jamming forced the plane carrying 🇪🇺 Commission President to land in 🇧🇬 using paper maps
Reports that 🇷🇺 radio & […]
There is definitely reason for the CSTO to be concerned about the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border. There has been a steady trickle of attacks near the boundary. Badakhshan Province is also the primary source of poppy in Afghanistan.
#afghanistan #tajikistan #csto
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The CSTO held an emergency meeting to address security threats from Afghanistan, focusing on border protection and regional cooperation. 🌍🛡️ #CSTO #Afghanistan #Security #Tajikistan #KokchaNews
of influence, which is why #Russia is engaging in destabilizing activities and will try to take control of the country.
In the past year or so, #Armenia has decided to join the #EU, has signed a Strategic Partnership Charter with the #United_States and decided to leave the #CSTO
CSTO & Russia - Thomas Ambrosio | 2024 Episode 4
Prof. Thomas Ambrosio examines Russia’s strategic use of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), member state tensions, and the bloc’s uncertain future.
#CSTO #Russia #NATO #Geopolitics
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" #Kazakhstan ’s Ambivalent Relationship With the #CSTO"
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Armenia’s withdrawal from CSTO funding highlights deepening fractures within the alliance amid regional tensions and shifting allegiances timesca.com/controversie... #Armenia #CSTO #Geopolitics #PoliticalAnalysis #EasternEurope
Note that Ukraine's approval of an immediate ceasefire is NOT conditional on Russia's:
- exit from the #CSTO & #BRICS;
- reduction of its forces to 100,000 soldiers;
- change of its leadership;
- de-Stalinization; &
- removal of North Korean troops from its territory.
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#Russian threat to #Armenia joining #EU
The EU likes to help candidates for paradise with money & weapons.
I won't be surprised if #Pashinyan, who shaved his beard, one day remembers that Armenia is a member of #CSTO , - Deputy Chairman Russian Security Council Dmitry #Medvedev.
military and took the opportunity to retake the contested region in a swift war in 2023. This exposed once again that #Russia is no longer able to be a security provider in its neighbourhood and soured relations between #Yerevan and #Moscow. #Armenia has de facto left #CSTO, and this most recent
personally welcomed #Xi_Jinping at the airport—an honor not extended to his long-time #CSTO ally, #Vladimir_Putin. #Tokayev, fluent in #Chinese and a former diplomat to #Beijing, clearly understands where #Kazakhstan’s future lies.
The uranium deal underscores the scale of change.
#Armenian PM insists country has irrevocably broken with the #Russia -led #CSTO
#Pashinyan criticized other CSTO members for not coming to #Armenia ’s aid during the Second Karabakh War, which resulted in #Azerbaijan ’s reconquest of the disputed territory of #Nagorno-Karabakh
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha is quoted, "Assad has fallen. This is how it has always been and will always be for dictators who bet on Putin. He always betrays those who rely on him."
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha is quoted, on the situation in Syria:
"Assad has fallen. This is how it has always been and will always be for dictators who bet on Putin. He always betrays those who rely on him."
#syria #putin #betrayal #CSTO
#Armenian Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan insists his country’s break with the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization #CSTO has passed the “point of no return.” But #Russian officials are playing a waiting game ⬇️
1/2 "Let them decide what they want. We do not interfere in their affairs," Pashinyan stated, signaling a clear departure from the bloc.
The #CSTO, established in 1992, includes #Armenia, #Belarus, #Kazakhstan, #Kyrgyzstan, #Russia, and #Tajikistan, ⬇️