The US and NATO military bases situated around Russia are a potential threat to its security, supposes Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolay Bordyuzha. "These bases have a power element of military structure, which may be used to suppress military, economic and information objects in a specific region when holding specific operations," the CSTO SecGen stated, reported Russian media. It should be mentioned that the CSTO comprises Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.