On August 17–19, at the invitation of Colonel General Alexander Manilov, Chairman of the Coordination Service of the Council of Border Troops Commanders of the CIS, a delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov took part in international events held in the area of responsibility of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
Participants in the CSTO “Rubezh-2025” training are heading to the Kyrgyz Republic
11.09.2025
Participants in the “Rubezh-2025” command and staff training with units of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CAR CRDF) are redeploying to the Kyrgyz Republic.
Contingents of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) are being sent from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan to the areas where the trainings are to be held, in accordance with the plan.
The “Edelweiss” training center and the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul will host the “Rubezh-2025” command and staff training, aimed at practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations by the CAR CRDF to destroy illegal armed groups that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
Speaking at a briefing prior to the joint trainings, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, emphasized that the trainings conducted within the CSTO format were routine, were not directed against third countries, and were aimed at improving the coordination of command and control bodies and troops, as well as maintaining the readiness of forces and assets to perform their earmarked tasks in the interests of ensuring collective security.
It should be noted that the CAR CRDF, formed in 2001 on the basis of a decision by the CSTO Collective Security Council, includes units and subunits of the armed forces on permanent alert, equipped with modern weapons systems and military equipment. The main tasks of the CAR CRDF are to participate in repelling external military aggression and conducting joint counterterrorism operations.
