ASSESSMENTS
Belarus: Further Into the CSTO
May 26, 2010 | 18:47 GMT
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Summary
Belarus agreed May 26 to participate in the Collective Security Treaty Organization's Collective Rapid Response Force. The agreement authorizes Russian troops in Belarusian territory — and thus closer to Europe. The timing of Belarus' commitment to the Russian-led military bloc is perhaps more than coincidental, as it closely follows the delivery of U.S. Patriot missiles to Poland.
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