The CSTO has denied Armenia the right to vote and the right to appoint its representatives to high positions in the organization, said Putin's press secretary Dmytro Peskov.
The decision was made by the CSTO's Collective Security Council. According to Peskov, Armenia violated the organization's rules and did not meet its obligations for several years.
Earlier in Russia it was reported that Yerevan had not paid membership fees for more than two years. Therefore, Moscow proposed to apply the relevant provisions of the organization's charter to Armenia.