On June 23, 2026, a ceremonial event was held at the Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to mark the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Collective Security Council's decision granting the Institute the status of the Basic Educational Institution for Continuing Professional Education of law enforcement and special service personnel of the CSTO member states in the fields of counterterrorism, combating extremism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration, and other forms of transnational organized crime, as well as for the training of specialists for peacekeeping missions and teaching staff of educational institutions.
85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
On June 17–18, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visited sections of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus with Poland and Lithuania.
On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 18, 2026, the 2nd Military-Economic Conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, entitled “Development of Cooperation among the Defense Industries (Military-Industrial Complexes) of the CSTO Member States: 20 Years of Practical Cooperation”, was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The event brought together representatives of relevant ministries, agencies, defense enterprises, and other institutions and organizations of the CSTO member states.
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.
