One of Russia's allies says it is quitting Putin's rival to NATO, in the latest snub to the Kremlin

Thu, 06/13/2024 - 08:15

A head-and-shoulders view of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, both in dark suits and looking in different directions, in Kazakhstan in October 2022. — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Kazakhstan in October 2022.
Dmitry Azarov/AP Photo

Armenia's prime minister said he's taking his country out of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
The CSTO, a military alliance of post-Soviet states, is considered Putin's answer to NATO.
But tensions have been growing, and this is only the latest clash among Russia's supposed allies.

A key Russian ally said it is quitting the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a group widely considered to be President Vladimir Putin's answer to NATO.