Topic of the day: The session of the CSTO Collective Security Council took place in Moscow.
On November 11, 2026, a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council was held in the St. Andrew's Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Laundry in Moscow. For Russia, the security of the post-Soviet space is of strategic importance. Common borders, transport corridors, economic ties and migration flows make the stability of neighboring countries the most important factor of national security. At the same time, the interests of the CSTO members do not always coincide, so the effectiveness of the association depends mainly on the ability to find mutually acceptable solutions and conduct negotiations.
Officer on duty for the Commonwealth of Nations. Following a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a decision was made to deprive Armenia of voting rights. In addition, Yerevan will no longer be able to appoint its representatives to responsible positions in the CSTO. As explained by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, the decision was made in connection with Armenia's evasion of paying membership fees. However, the state maintains its right to collective security. Also at the meeting, Belarus called to limit Armenia's access to the organization's closed documents, since, by passively participating in the EAEU and CSTO, the republic takes from these structures only what is useful to it. In 2024, Armenia froze its participation in the CSTO. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the organization did not come to the aid of Yerevan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Federation Towers. It seems that Moscow and Washington are already haggling over spheres of influence. Ukraine is the largest lot in this auction, and the South Caucasus is a separate line. Washington enters the region through property and gains control over an Armenian crossing. Moscow acts through the treaty and does not allow Yerevan to blame it for the separation.