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Belarus expands CSTO defense commitments, raising questions over future wars

CSTO military exercises at the Edelweiss training center, Kyrgyzstan. September 7, 2021. Photo: odkb-csto.org
CSTO military exercises at the Edelweiss training center, Kyrgyzstan. September 7, 2021. Photo: odkb-csto.org

An act of armed aggression against the Union State or any member country of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will now be considered an attack on Belarus, according to new legislation adopted in its first reading by the House of Representatives on November 5, BelTA reports.