The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia formed in 2002, originally consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. The Collective Security Treaty has its origins in the Soviet Armed Forces, which was replaced in 1992 by the United Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and was then itself replaced by the successor armed forces of the respective independent states. As of 2024, Armenia is in the process of withdrawing from the CSTO and stopped making financial contributions in May; by December, the government considered Armenia outside the CSTO.