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Will Moscow Get a "Thank You" From Yerevan, Astana, Bishkek, Dushanbe,
and Minsk?
07.25.2014 15:40 epress.am
Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to recognize the
Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) as a military-political
alliance, thus justifying the conduct of CSTO allies, which refused to
support Russia's position both in the August 2008 war with Georgia and
during the current events surrounding Ukraine. This is the conclusion
reached by Russian journalist Arkady Dubnov, who quoted an excerpt
from the Russian president's speech at the Russian Security Council
meeting on his Facebook page.
Dubnov writes:
"'Russia, thank god, is not a member of any alliance,' Putin said.
'This is also one of the substantial guarantees of our sovereignty.
Any country that enters into alliances immediately loses a part of its
sovereignty.'
"Political analyst Fyodor Lukyanov, responding to these remarks,
continues. 'We have to thank god that we're alone.'
"His arguments are obvious. Russia's attempts to define its identity,
to clarify what the Russian world is and what form of expansion in the
former territories is relevant, by definition, are incompatible with
finding allies.
"In this case, we must pay tribute to the Russian president: he called
things by their proper names, but not all of them he uttered aloud.
"After all, Putin thus disavowed the Collective Security Treaty
Organisation as a military-political alliance, thus justifying the
behavior of CSTO allies, which refused to unequivocally support
Russia's position in the August war with Georgia, as well as during
current events around Ukraine.
"It's hard to say whether Moscow will receive a 'thank you' from
Minsk, Astana, Bishkek, Dushanbe, and Yerevan for further indulgence,
for the right to opt out of solidarity in the search for a Russian
identity foreign to them.
"On the other hand, the allied capitals can now not be afraid to admit
out loud that their relations with Russia in the framework of the CSTO
are not an alliance, but a misalliance, an unequal marriage."
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/07/25/will-moscow-get-a-thank-you-from-yerevan-astana-bishkek-dushanbe-and-minsk.html
and Minsk?
07.25.2014 15:40 epress.am
Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to recognize the
Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) as a military-political
alliance, thus justifying the conduct of CSTO allies, which refused to
support Russia's position both in the August 2008 war with Georgia and
during the current events surrounding Ukraine. This is the conclusion
reached by Russian journalist Arkady Dubnov, who quoted an excerpt
from the Russian president's speech at the Russian Security Council
meeting on his Facebook page.
Dubnov writes:
"'Russia, thank god, is not a member of any alliance,' Putin said.
'This is also one of the substantial guarantees of our sovereignty.
Any country that enters into alliances immediately loses a part of its
sovereignty.'
"Political analyst Fyodor Lukyanov, responding to these remarks,
continues. 'We have to thank god that we're alone.'
"His arguments are obvious. Russia's attempts to define its identity,
to clarify what the Russian world is and what form of expansion in the
former territories is relevant, by definition, are incompatible with
finding allies.
"In this case, we must pay tribute to the Russian president: he called
things by their proper names, but not all of them he uttered aloud.
"After all, Putin thus disavowed the Collective Security Treaty
Organisation as a military-political alliance, thus justifying the
behavior of CSTO allies, which refused to unequivocally support
Russia's position in the August war with Georgia, as well as during
current events around Ukraine.
"It's hard to say whether Moscow will receive a 'thank you' from
Minsk, Astana, Bishkek, Dushanbe, and Yerevan for further indulgence,
for the right to opt out of solidarity in the search for a Russian
identity foreign to them.
"On the other hand, the allied capitals can now not be afraid to admit
out loud that their relations with Russia in the framework of the CSTO
are not an alliance, but a misalliance, an unequal marriage."
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/07/25/will-moscow-get-a-thank-you-from-yerevan-astana-bishkek-dushanbe-and-minsk.html