From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
The CSTO Secretariat has prepared an encyclopedic publication "The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
10.07.2025
As part of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory of the Scientific Research Institute (Military History) of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, together with the CSTO Secretariat, has prepared an encyclopedic edition “Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945”.
The encyclopedia presents modern ideas of military historical science about the main events, phenomena and actors of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 in a scientific reference form.
A significant place is devoted to the consideration of various aspects of the armed struggle on the Soviet-German front, the activities of government agencies and the military-industrial complex of the USSR.
The encyclopedia is addressed to specialists and a wide range of readers interested in the history of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
The encyclopedia is freely available on the website of the information and analytical publication Allies.CSTO.
