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https://republic.ru/posts/79242
http://www.finanz.ru/novosti/aktsii/soyuz-rossii-i-belorussii-zatreshchal-po-shvam-1001715736
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http://www.rosbalt.ru/world/2017/01/27/1586941.html
http://www.rosbalt.ru/world/2017/01/27/1586817.html
http://carnegie.ru/commentary/?fa=67801
Military blocs are supposed to provide security guarantees, but in the Caucasus, the Collective Security Treaty Organization may be inadvertently escalating tensions.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/armenia-alliance-may-be-more-trouble-it-s-worth
https://focus.ua/opinions/365034/