From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
In accordance with the 2026 Action Plan of the Coordinating Council of Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States, and as part of the Russian Federation's priorities during its 2026 CSTO Chairmanship, the sub-regional counter-narcotics operation “Kanal – Amber Coast” was conducted from June 29 to July 3, 2026. The operation was aimed at disrupting trafficking routes for narcotic drugs, their precursors and analogues, new psychoactive substances, and potent substances into the CSTO area of responsibility, neutralizing international transnational drug trafficking groups, dismantling clandestine drug production facilities, undermining the economic foundations of the drug trade, including the laundering of drug proceeds.
The 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026” is taking place in Sochi, Russia, from June 30 to July 3. On July 1, the Forum's plenary session brought together representatives of federal and regional authorities, regulatory bodies, leading companies, and international organizations to discuss current challenges in the protection of critical infrastructure, the development of artificial intelligence, and international cooperation.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
The CSTO mission advance team led by Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov arrived in the Republic of Armenia
16.09.2022
In accordance with the decision of the extraordinary meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, the advance team of the monitoring mission led by the CSTO Chief of the Joint Staff, arrived in the Republic of Armenia on September 15, 2022.
Immediately upon arrival in Yerevan, the Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan and Colonel General Sidorov had a working meeting to discuss the situation in certain areas on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The mission is charged with formulating proposals for de-escalation of tension.
Measures are planned to study and monitor the current situation in certain border regions, as well as working meetings with the leadership of the Armenian Defense Ministry and the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Russian Embassy in the Republic of Armenia, the border department of the Russian Federal Security Service in the Republic of Armenia and the command of the 102nd Russian military base.
