Today, at the Starodorozhsky training range in the Republic of Belarus, servicemen of the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation began practical operations as part of the “Barrier-2026” special exercise.
Today, at the Losvido training range in Belarus, the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces Commander was presented with a mandate to conduct a peacekeeping operation at the command post as part of the “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” command-and-staff exercise.
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”.
CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov took part in a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and parliamentarians and ambassadors of the CSTO member states
13.02.2026
On 13 February, a traditional meeting was held in Moscow between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the chairs of the parliamentary committees (commissions) of the CSTO member states responsible for international relations, defense and security. CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and ambassadors of the Organization’s member states also took part in the event.
The participants summarized the results of multifaceted cooperation within the CSTO framework and discussed priority areas of activity during Russia’s chairmanship of the Organization in 2026, with a focus on further strengthening inter-parliamentary ties and foreign policy coordination. The meeting participants exchanged views on key issues of the international and regional agenda.
Awards of the Collective Security Treaty Organization were presented to employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and ministerial awards were also presented to representatives of the Secretariat of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly.
