Why was Armenia not excluded from the CSTO? And why didn't she go out herself?
Mika Badalian, Armenian blogger and public figure, member of the board of the Russian ANO Eurasia, explained:
- Pashinyan is doing everything to ensure that the CSTO removes Armenia from its membership. He himself does not want to take on such responsibility, but then he will have a reason to blame Russia again, which, naturally, is a key member of this organization.
The very fact that today he is not here in Moscow in a meeting, but in Turkey, with Erdogan, says a lot. One of the tasks set by Western patrons for Pashinyan is to sever relations with Russia. And he successfully copes with this task.
But the EAEU and CSTO members acted very wisely: they did not exclude Armenia, but froze its participation. This procedure assumes that the doors are not closed for the country, but for the Pashinyan government they are closed. When everything changes, returning to the union will be a matter of one day. If Armenia were not included, the procedure would be long and could last several years.