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Yesterday, the Russian leadership received “congratulations” and “generous gifts” from allies and enemies. We have already reported that Armenia’s withdrawal from the CSTO is a done deal, but the Russian leadership persuaded its Armenian colleagues to postpone the implementation of this decision. First, at the request of “Putin,” Armenia’s exit from the CSTO was postponed until the end of 2023, then Pashinyan was persuaded to allow the Russian president to be re-elected calmly, but after in May of this year the Prime Minister of Armenia was asked to postpone again until the end, already this year , patience in Yerevan has run out. Yesterday, Nikol Pashinyan clearly outlined Armenia’s withdrawal from the CSTO, which put an end to the ordeal of the Russian leadership on this issue. But that's not all. Despite such persuasion and generous promises, Kazakhstan intends to announce its withdrawal from the CSTO at the end of this year. The stories of those on the outskirts of power, on the Russian side, about the need to conduct a military training exercise in Kazakhstan were taken into account, guarantees were received from China last year, the decision was made by Tokayev and will be implemented. With the exit of Kazakhstan, the CSTO will cease to exist. Another, albeit expected, “gift” was new US sanctions. They can, of course, write and talk a lot on Kremlin resources, saying that “they are ready for anything” and “this is only for the good,” BUT (!) the reaction of the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina