Belarus Defense Minister: CSTO Can Drive New Eurasian Security Architecture
L'essentiel
- Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin stated that the CSTO could lead the establishment of a new international security system in Eurasia, citing a growing call for it.
- He highlighted European military rearmament and NATO's increasing expenditures as threats requiring consolidation within the organization.
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The Belarusian Defense Minister addressed a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers in Moscow. He highlighted concerns about European armies rearming and NATO's increasing military expenditures.
MINSK, June 3. /TASS/. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) could become the driving force behind efforts to establish a new international security system, as there is a call in Eurasia for it, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said, addressing a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers in Moscow.
"We are capable of not only giving an adequate response to modern threats and challenges, but also becoming the driving force behind the process of establishing a new international security architecture as there is a call in Eurasia for it," the Belarusian Defense Ministry quoted Khrenin as saying.
Minsk has repeatedly warned its CSTO allies of European armies rearming on a wide scale, increasing their capacity to deploy coalition troops to NATO’s eastern flank, and maintaining a forward military presence in Poland and the Baltic states, the Belarusian defense chief recalled.
"NATO member countries’ aggregate military expenditures have risen to a record annual level of over $1.6 trillion and are still growing. Western political elites and affiliated defense corporations view war as a prerequisite for internal consolidation and sustainable profit-making. This means they will not abandon this method of addressing interstate differences," Khrenin maintained. "These and other challenges facing our organization require unconditional consolidation, rapid decision-making, and the ability to act as a single body," he underlined.
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
CSTO will attempt to consolidate its position and act as a unified body in response to perceived threats.
Probable · Moyen terme
Increased geopolitical tensions between CSTO and NATO member states.
Probable · Moyen terme
Questions ouvertes
- What specific actions will the CSTO take to establish a new security architecture?
- How will CSTO allies respond to the call for unconditional consolidation?
- What is the specific nature of the 'call in Eurasia' for a new security system?
- What are the precise details of European armies' rearmament mentioned by Khrenin?
