Wednesday, February 6 2019 16:16

ArmInfo.The development of the military-political situation in the world is mainly in a negative way. On February 6, during the video bridge Yerevan-Moscow-Minsk-  Chisinau- Astana-Bishkek, Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov, Chief of  the CSTO Joint Staff, said this.

Sidorov noted that various kinds of provocations, economic and  political sanctions, lead to a lower threshold for the use of force.  According to him, one of the dangers is the destruction of the arms  control system. "It should be emphasized that the main role in this  is played by the United States of America, which suspended their  participation in the treaty on the elimination of medium and  short-range missiles.  Moreover, this behavior is disturbing even  among some US allies," the colonel general stressed. He also noted  that NATO intends to deploy additional forces near the borders of the  CSTO countries, which in itself is already a factor for concern.

Sidorov also noted that the situation in Ukraine continues to be  another challenge to the international security system. "Kiev  currently continues to bombard the territories of the unrecognized  republics and capture the most advantageous positions on the contact  line. Moreover, the leadership of Ukraine is making efforts to bring  its military formations to NATO standards," the colonel general said.

"The situation in the Caucasus region continues to be quite  complicated. In particular, the aspirations of the United States and  several Western countries to influence the situation in the region  lead to the presence of a high conflict potential. In particular, one  of the security challenges in the region is the situation with  Abkhazia and South Ossetia" - stressed Anatoly Sidorov. He noted that  Tbilisi is actually blocking the negotiation process, refusing to  sign commitments in connection with the non-use of force against  Sukhumi and Tskhinval. Sidorov also noted that in turn, the  leadership of the United States supports Georgia's anti- Russian  policy and the country's desire to join NATO.

Also, the Colonel-General noted that in Central Asia, the main danger  is the ongoing armed conflict in Afghanistan, "In the north of  Afghanistan, the Taliban and ISIL terrorist organizations are quite  active," Sidorov stressed.

He also spoke about the conduct of the "Combat Brotherhood-2018"  exercise. Sidorov stressed that while performing a number of tasks,  the experience of military operations in Syria was taken into  account. "This has become an adequate response to the activation of  terrorist organizations near the borders of the CSTO countries," the  colonel general said.

Sidorov also said that the CSTO's "Combat Brotherhood-2019" exercise  will be held in Russia, Belarus and Tajikistan. "As part of these  exercises, we will work out tasks related to the planning of joint  training of management bodies, as well as the formation of forces and  means of collective security and improving the management of  collective forces," the Chief  of the CSTO Joint Staff said.