CSTO sees no need to increase defense spending

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is closely monitoring the development of the discussion on increasing defense spending in NATO, a source in the organization told Izvestia.

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"The CSTO currently sees no need to increase defense spending. The organization copes with its tasks and even under external political pressure remains an effective structure, an important element of the system of ensuring international security," the interlocutor added.

The organization is now more concerned about the issue of the North Atlantic Alliance's expansion.

"Of great concern to the organization is the fact of the alliance's expansion to the East, very aggressive rhetoric against a number of member states of the organization and ignoring the norms of international law by key NATO members," the source stressed.