The CSTO strategy allows for the use of nuclear weapons in defense of allies, says the Russian Foreign Ministry.
03-08-2026 12:06 Ռուսաստան Press of Diaspora
Sputnik. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) collective security strategy mentions the possibility of an increase in the number of states with military nuclear capabilities.
The collective security strategy of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Russia's military doctrine imply the use of nuclear weapons, including to defend allies in the event of an attack. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Russia's permanent representative to the CSTO, Viktor Vasiliev.
He noted that the CSTO strategy allows for "increasing the number of states with military nuclear capabilities, as well as spreading weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery."
"The documents adopted during the development of this strategy, as well as the military doctrine of the Russian Federation, imply the use of nuclear weapons, including to defend allies in the event of an attack," Vasiliev said in response to a question about whether Russia, like Belarus, could deploy its nuclear weapons in other CSTO countries.
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