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Armenia Refuses To Host CSTO Military Drills Amid Tensions With Russia Over Azerbaijan Blockade-CRUX
Armenia has refused to host military drills by Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) amid growing tensions with Russia. Dubbed “Putin’s NATO”, the CSTO alliance of post-Soviet countries also includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Pashinyan has criticized Moscow and the work of Russian peacekeepers in the South Caucasus. Watch the video to know more.
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
01:16 - WHY IS ARMENIA NOT HOSTING CSTO DRILLS?
01:58 - RUSSIA MAINTAINS ARMENIA STILL A ‘CLOSE ALLY’
03:11 - LACHIN BLOCKADE RENEWS TENSIONS
04:04 - RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN LACHIN CORRIDOR
05:30 - ARMENIA THREATENS TO INVITE UN PEACEKEEPERS
