Today, at the Chebarkulsky training range in the Russian Federation, as part of the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF) “Interaction-2026”, joint actions to liberate a populated area captured by a simulated adversary were practiced.
On September 29–30, 2026, the 6th International Conference of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the spread of extremist ideology was held in Moscow. The CSTO delegation, comprising Umar Umarzoda, Head of the Department for Countering Challenges and Threats, and Igor Demchenko, Adviser to the Department, took part in the conference.
In the Russian Federation, at the Chebarkulsky training range, reconnaissance groups have begun practicing practical actions in designated areas as part of the CSTO special exercise with reconnaissance forces and assets “Search-2026”.
Today, a ceremony was held at the Chebarkulsky training range in the Russian Federation to open the command-and-staff exercise with the Collective Operational Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization “Interaction-2026” and the special exercises “Search-2026” and “Echelon-2026”.
A representative of the CSTO Secretariat took part in the International Scientific Conference “Central Eurasian States in the Process of “Integration of Integrations”: Priorities, Nature of Interconnection, Opportunities” in Dushanbe
19.12.2025
On December 17, 2025, the Russian-Tajik (Slavic) University (RTSU) in Dushanbe hosted an international scientific conference entitled “Central Eurasian States in the Process of “Integration of Integrations”: Priorities, Nature of Interconnection, Opportunities,” which was attended by representatives of expert communities from Central Asian countries and Russia.
The opening remarks were delivered by RTSU Rector Professor Ibrohimzoda Ilhomuddin Rajabali.
The CSTO Secretariat Consultant Pavel Sargsyan read out a welcome address from the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov, delivered a presentation on “The Activities of the Collective Security Treaty Organization as a Factor in Eurasian Integration,” and took part in a thematic discussion.
On December 18, 2025, Pavel Sargsyan gave an open lecture to students of the Faculty of History and International Relations at RTSU, during which he spoke about the directions of development of the CSTO and answered questions from students.
