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.
From June 24 to 26, second staff talks were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the organization and conduct of the joint exercise “Rubezh-2026” with units of the Central Asian Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CAR CRDF).
A meeting took place between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Savenkov
11.02.2026
On 11 February 2026, a meeting took place at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Savenkov. The meeting was also attended by Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat Yuri Shuvalov and Chief Research Fellow of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexey Alexandrov.
A substantive exchange of views was held on a wide range of pressing issues of international law and military-political developments. Among the key topics discussed were issues related to the legal support of the CSTO’s activities and the formation of a new security architecture in Eurasia.
