{"id":183972,"date":"2026-04-16T18:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183972\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:57:07","slug":"russia-led-military-bloc-plans-two-exercises-in-belarus-this-year","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183972\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia-led military bloc plans two exercises in Belarus this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April 16, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>The Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will conduct six joint exercises this year, including two in Belarus, three in Russia and one in Kazakhstan, Russia’s TASS<\/em> reports, citing Valery Gerasimov, Russian Chief of the General Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement followed a meeting of the CSTO military committee in Moscow that discussed \u201cdeveloping military-political situation in the CSTO collective security regions,\u201d according to the Russian defense ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s drills will focus on \u201cimproving the air defense capabilities of the collective air forces and training CSTO military personnel,\u201d Gerasimov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CSTO is a military-political alliance whose declared goals are strengthening peace, international and regional security and stability, and protecting its member states\u2019 independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty. It consists of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Yerevan suspended its participation in CSTO, accusing its individual members of \u201cplanning a war\u201d against Armenia together with Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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