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Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Mir television and radio broadcasting company on the eve of his visit to Kyrgyzstan. The interview took place on April 11.
President of Interstate Television and Radio Company Mir
Radik Batyrshin: The Collective Security Treaty Organization celebrates its 25
th anniversary this year. The benefits for Russia's allies are clear. Firstly, they receive the latest Russian arms at discount prices. Secondly, their armed forces personnel receive training at Russian military academies. Thirdly, they have access to Russian armed forces' intelligence data, and then there is the space and air defense the Russian Federation provides, and much more.
Furthermore, we should not forget that if any of the CSTO member states is attacked, the Russian armed forces have an obligation to defend it. The Russian armed forces are the biggest in the CSTO today, and, as the operation in Syria has shown, they are among the most effective in the world. The advantages for our allies are therefore clear, but what does Russia gain from membership in the CSTO?
Comment: What idiots.