Russia has proposed suspending Armenia's right to nominate its citizens to quota posts in the CSTO, the Russian-led security bloc.
Russia has proposed suspending Armenia's right to nominate its citizens to quota posts in the CSTO, the Russian-led security bloc.
CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said the proposal does not mean expelling Armenia from the organisation, Ateo reports.
Why it matters: it is a public downgrade of Armenia inside the bloc it once relied on, and it shows how far Yerevan's drift from Moscow's security orbit has gone.
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