Armenia’s Ties With Russia-Led Alliance Are ‘De Facto’ Frozen, Leader Confirms

Published on February 29, 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has confirmed that his country has effectively suspended relations with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a six-nation alliance led by Moscow. “Suspension of ties means Armenia does not have a permanent representative to the CSTO and does not take part in high-level [CSTO] events,” Mr. Pashinyan told parliamentarians in the capital Yerevan on Feb. 28. A former Soviet republic, Armenia became a CSTO member in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Along with Russia, the bloc’s other members include Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Mr. Pashinyan accuses the CSTO of failing to come to Armenia’s aid last September when Azerbaijan staged a 24-hour offensive in the flashpoint Nagorno-Karabakh region....

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