With the events of 2011 in mind, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko praises military-technical cooperation with Russia after reviewing the results of a joint military exercise held with Russian forces. “The military-technical cooperation with the Russian Federation has proven fruitful,” Lukashenko said on Friday. “Military cooperation between Belarus and Russia makes the countries stronger as members [...]
Tag: collective security treaty organization
November 11, 2011
November 1, 2011
‘Instability rooted in external support of extremism’
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has named regions forming an “arc of instability” in the Caucasus and Middle East and, consequently, causing major concerns for the body. The organization is made up of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. “Events in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachaevo-Cherkessia have had a destabilizing impact on [...]
September 22, 2011
International terrorism ‘principal threat’ to Russia
International terrorism, as well as drug trafficking and illegal immigration, poses the greatest threat to Russia, the country’s top security official said on Thursday. Russian Security Council head Nikolai Patrushev described these threats as “non-traditional,” in contrast to military threats, stressing they were taking center stage and could not be countered by states single handedly. [...]
September 16, 2011
Russia to deploy S-400 air defense systems in joint drills with Belarus
Russia will deploy advanced S-400 air defense systems during joint military exercises with Belarus in September, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Union Shield 2011 drills will be held in central and southern Russia on September 16-22. The exercises are aimed at improving combat readiness of the Belarus-Russian regional joint force, as [...]
September 13, 2011
Russian military chief urges high alert after Mid-East turmoil
Russia’s chief of general staff has said that the country’s military must be ready to the worst possible scenarios as the political situation in the world is taking complicated and unexpected turns. Speaking at a Monday press conference in Moscow, Army General Nikolay Makarov said that Russian military organizations must be ready for the worst [...]