The Kremlin is asking for clarification from Armenia that it had frozen its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a group of post-Soviet states considered to be Moscow’s answer to NATO.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday that the pact had failed the country, after months of expressing discontent over its longstanding ties with Moscow, which he said Armenia can no longer rely on for its defense needs.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that there has been no “clarity” about Armenia’s position on leaving the bloc, according to state media. “We have frequent contacts with our Armenian partners in this area. Of course, we will clarify,” Peskov said, “we will find out.”
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