Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
The 17th meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly
09.12.2024
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov addressed the 17th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
In his statement, he noted that the politico-military situation continued to undergo a profound transformation. The conflict potential is seriously increasing in a number of regions directly adjacent to the CSTO area of responsibility. There are signs of bilateral conflicts escalating into multilateral ones, with global players becoming increasingly involved.
“At the same time, the emerging new centers of power in the world are asserting themselves. This, in our view, testifies to the demand for the formation of a new multipolar world order based on the principles of genuine equality and justice,” the Deputy Taalatbek Masadykov emphasized.
Full text of the speech on the website of the publication: https://odkb-info.org/analitiks/6480/
