Moscow summit tests Russia’s waning grip on former Soviet allies — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/moscow-summit-tests-russia-s-waning-grip-on-former-soviet-alliesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. CSTO summit opens in Moscow with Armenia absent as Putin seeks to bolster alliancehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/moscow-summit-tests-russia-s-waning-grip-on-former-soviet-allieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/moscow-summit-tests-russia-s-waning-grip-on-former-soviet-allies#u201399Sat, 14 Nov 2026 23:56:15 +0000Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization gathered near Moscow on 14 November 2026 for a summit hosted by Vladimir Putin. Presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan attended, while Armenia boycotted the meeting of foreign and defence ministers and security council secretaries that preceded the leaders' session. Putin called for building up the CSTO's potential amid international tensions, and Kazakhstan's Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged dialogue and mutual trust. Lukashenko thanked Putin for supplying modern weapons to Belarus.Why it mattersThe CSTO, a