The member states of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold three military maneuvers in Belarus in 2023, the group's secretary-general, Imanghali Tasmaghambetov, told reporters on February 13 after talks with Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk. According to Tasmaghambetov, the military drills to be conducted by the military forces of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan will be called Interaction, Search, and Echelon. Tasmaghambetov's announcement comes as Russia continues its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine launched almost a year ago.
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