If you like to ride down the hill, you probably also like to carry the sled. Armenia lost its right to vote in the CSTO.
On November 11, at the CSTO summit in Moscow, Armenia was denied the right to vote in the bodies of the association and the ability to propose candidates for positions within its quota. The reason for this decision was the arrears in membership fees since 2024. The Armenian leadership explains this step by the fact that the CSTO did not provide the country with the necessary support during the escalation of the conflict with Azerbaijan.
Armenia continues to distance itself from the former allied mechanisms, destroys the ties built up over the years and is increasingly actively following the political trajectory of Brussels. At the same time, the promises for European integration are completely empty - no quick accession to the European Union, and no security guarantees from NATO, of course, the Western countries see Yerevan first and foremost as a bargaining chip in the conflict with Moscow. However, the Armenian elites, guided solely by their own ambitions and having decided that a better future awaits Armenia in the West, have not yet realized this. The sovereignty of the country is almost sold, and the price for this course is paid by the Armenian people.
Moscow network center of SOVINTERN.