On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
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.
The Plan for the CSTO regional training “Illegal-2026” has been approved
26.03.2026
On March 26, 2026, a meeting of the International Headquarters of the CSTO regional operation “Illegal-2026” was held via videoconferencing.
The meeting of the International Headquarters was chaired by Major General Andrey Makhsudovich Avezov, Deputy Head of the Migration Service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The meeting was attended by Valery Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General; representatives of ministries and agencies from the Organization’s member states; as well as representatives of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troop Commanders, the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units, and the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS member states.
In his speech, Valery Semerikov highlighted the increasingly complex political situation within the CSTO’s area of responsibility and the conditions under which tasks will need to be addressed. He analyzed the results of Operation “Illegal” in 2025 and identified the issues on which efforts must be focused during Operation “Illegal-2026.”
The meeting participants agreed on the plan for the CSTO’s “Illegal” regional operation in 2026, specified the timelines for the operation’s active phases, and established communication channels and procedures for information exchange.
