Putin announced disagreements and increased security threats in the CIS space

The number of challenges facing the CIS countries is growing, security threats are also increasing and disagreements are arising within the Commonwealth. This statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his speech at the informal CIS summit in St. Petersburg.

“Unfortunately, the challenges and threats in this area, primarily from outside, are only growing every year. We have to admit, unfortunately, that there are also disagreements between the member states of the Commonwealth,” said Russian leader.

At the same time, Putin stressed that the CIS countries “are ready and will cooperate.” According to him, in case of problematic issues, the states try to solve them together and “render comradely assistance to each other.” The President of the Russian Federation added that the December meeting in St. Petersburg confirms the desire of the countries to develop cooperation further.

Putin drew the attention of CIS leaders to threats to the security of the Commonwealth back in September. During a meeting with representatives of the security and intelligence services of the CIS countries, the Russian President accused The West wants to unleash a “bloody massacre” on the territory of the Commonwealth countries. As an example, he cited the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the aggravation of the situation “on the borders of some other CIS countries.”

At an informal summit of CIS leaders in early October, Putin urged develop measures to resolve conflicts between the CIS countries. He also pointed not only to the Ukrainian crisis, but also to conflicts “between other close states of the post-Soviet space.”

Later, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also warned CIS countries about possible provocations from the West. He noted that one should be prepared for such a scenario. “The recent events in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are convincing and very instructive examples. But this is only the beginning. Everyone will be tested for strength,” the Belarusian leader stressed.