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The Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization stripped Armenia of its voting rights, saying Yerevan failed to pay membership dues for two years. Armenia has suspended its participation as Putin hosts a Moscow summit amid a deepening crisis of confidence in the alliance. Russia, which chairs the CSTO this year, is pushing closer military cooperation and a new counterterrorism strategy, while the war in Ukraine has strained its military resources and its ability to act as a regional guarantor.