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The dossier groups events related to that separation. Detailed background on the parties' aims, how the relationship reached this point, the mechanisms that make the separation matter, and the specific terms used in coverage was not included in the material provided for this primer."},"pulses":[{"band":"severe","history":[{"at":"2026-10-01T03:07:20.991153+00:00","position":62}],"id":"pls_russia_nato_diplomatic_rupture","name":"Diplomatic Rupture","position":62,"situation":"Russia–NATO confrontation"}],"relations":[],"reports":[{"date":"2026-10-23","url":"/geopolitics/2026-10-23"}],"schema":"ohmega.dossier/1","state":"","statements":[],"theater_id":"thr_spot_armenia_s_de_facto_exit_from_the_csto","timeline":[{"date":"2026-10-23","detail":"TASS on 2026-10-23 reported the CSTO secretary-general said Armenia has de facto withdrawn from the CSTO. No transcript or second source was in evidence, and the report did not detail any formal notification, legal steps, or effective date. 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