Moscow does not need help for ex-Soviet allies, says Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow does not need any help from its ex-Soviet allies for its military campaign in Ukraine.

Lavrov said Russia had everything it needed for the conflict and had not asked members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) to support Russia’s war efforts.

The CSTO is a Moscow-led alliance that includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.