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 was held between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko
06.04.2026
On 6 April 2026, a meeting was held in Minsk between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko.
The parties held a detailed discussion on a wide range of international issues in the context of tasks related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
Talatbek Masadykov informed about the progress in implementing the Action Plan for the execution of decisions adopted at the November (2025) session of the CSTO Collective Security Council and the Organization’s priority areas of activity during Russia’s chairmanship. The document provides for active interaction among the member states across the full range of issues related to ensuring peace and stability in the Organization’s area of responsibility.
Among the key areas of joint work, the Secretary General highlighted preparations for upcoming meetings of the CSTO statutory bodies — the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils.
The Secretary General also informed about a series of large-scale joint exercises scheduled for the second half of the year, including “Indestructible Brotherhood”, “Interaction” and “Rubezh”, as well as special exercises “Cobalt” and “Skala”, and joint operations “Kanal”, “Mercenary” and “Illegal”.
Speaking about Belarus’ approaches to ensuring collective security, Aleksandr Lukashenko stated, in particular: “Belarus has always been a driving force in the development of relations within the CSTO and other structures in the former Soviet space. Our approaches are absolutely open. We conceal nothing and hide nothing. As for the CSTO, I proposed, long ago when the Organization was being formed (and even before that), a formula for action. We understand that Russia is the central element in this Organization. Everyone should clearly understand that, for example, in the western direction, Belarus is naturally the key element of the CSTO. And God forbid any conflict arises in this direction, Russia must always have here a core of armed forces that will join the Belarusian army in order to defend our common space.”
Addressing efforts to counter current challenges and threats, Talatbek Masadykov emphasized that special attention in the Organization’s activities is given to the development of analytical and forecasting components. “Amid the growing global crisis phenomena, we see an unconditional need for the most in-depth and objective analysis of the situation and for the development of appropriate recommendations. In this context, the Chairman of the CSTO Collective Security Council, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, has set the task of establishing a Eurasian Analytical Platform within the CSTO framework as a format for regular interaction among the expert and academic communities of the member states,” the CSTO Secretary General stated.
