Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
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.
