Putin noted the attention the Russian Federation paid to the combat training of the collective forces during its chairmanship of the CSTO.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that during Russia's term in the CSTO, much attention was paid to the combat training of the organization's collective forces. "Traditionally, much attention has been paid to improving the operational and combat training of the forces and means of the collective security system," Putin said Wednesday at a meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council.