The conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, who are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Collective Security Treaty Organisation, erupted after Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu arrived in Tajikistan's Dushanbe. Ukrainian military expert Alexander Kovalenko stated that the dispute between the two countries were in Russia's "interests of global geopolitical ambitions". He also concluded that Tajikistan was trying to "expand its military forces and resources on the border".[8]