A longtime Russian ally says it's frozen its participation in Putin's NATO 'at all levels' after a year of snubs

• Armenia said it doesn't see any need to engage with Putin's Collective Security Treaty Organization.
• Its prime minister said it has "frozen" participation in the military alliance "at all levels."
• It's snubbed the CSTO, considered to be Putin's answer to NATO, for almost a year, per a think tank.

A key Russian ally said it doesn't feel the need to engage with the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a group widely considered to be President Vladimir Putin's answer to NATO, after snubbing it for almost a year.