Armenian troops are not taking part in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization's (CSTO) one-week military maneuvers that kicked off near Kyrgyzstan's northern town of Balykchy on October 6. The Kazakh Defense Ministry said troops from other CSTO members -- Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan -- are participating in the Indestructible Brotherhood drills. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said last month before joint Armenian-U.S. military exercises that Yerevan's "full reliance on Moscow on security matters was a mistake." He also said in September that Yerevan's involvement in the CSTO was "not effective" for Armenia's interests. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Armenia Not Taking Part In Russian-Led CSTO's Military Maneuvers In Kyrgyzstan
Armenian servicemen board a plane heading for a peacekeeping mission as part of the CSTO in Kazakhstan in January 2022.