Putin Humiliated as Armenia Ditches ‘Russian NATO’ for the EU

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Armenia has signaled plans to leave the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance seen as Moscow’s version of NATO.

 

This decision delivers a fresh blow to Vladimir Putin, who has relied on the bloc as a pillar of Russian influence in post-Soviet Eurasia.

 

he CSTO was created to mirror NATO’s collective defense model, committing member states to mutual military support under Article 4.

 

Putin Humiliated as Armenia Ditches ‘Russian NATO’ for the EU