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.
A meeting took place between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
02.02.2026
On 2 February 2026, a meeting took place in Moscow between the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Talatbek Masadykov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov.
A substantive exchange of views was held on issues related to the consolidation and development of the CSTO, as well as on enhancing the effectiveness of the Organization’s activities. The parties discussed key issues concerning the implementation of the priorities of Russia’s CSTO chairmanship in 2026, as outlined by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, during the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council held in Bishkek in November 2025.
Particular attention was paid to increasing the role of the Organization in shaping an architecture of equal and indivisible security in Greater Eurasia, as well as to deepening dialogue and practical cooperation with interested states of the region and international organizations.
