How dangerous is Russia’s CSTO military alliance?

Brussels, Dusseldorf First there were nuclear threats in the west, now the geopolitical response from Russia follows: “Together with the Belarusian allies, we have to react to the military reinforcement of the NATO forces at the Union border and coordinate the steps at international level,” says Alexei Polishchuk, a diplomat in the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The upcoming NATO accession of Sweden and Finland has triggered hectic activities in Moscow and Minsk. Both government centers are feverishly looking for ways to counter the strengthened transatlantic defense pact with an alliance system that is on a par.

Political observers are warning of a resumption of the Cold War, triggered by the initial ignition of the Ukraine conflict. A geopolitical situation looms again, in which two well-armed, hostile multinational camps are constantly facing each other. Is a new Eastern bloc forming under Russia’s leadership, which is becoming a permanent threat to Western Europe?