From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
In accordance with the 2026 Action Plan of the Coordinating Council of Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States, and as part of the Russian Federation's priorities during its 2026 CSTO Chairmanship, the sub-regional counter-narcotics operation “Kanal – Amber Coast” was conducted from June 29 to July 3, 2026. The operation was aimed at disrupting trafficking routes for narcotic drugs, their precursors and analogues, new psychoactive substances, and potent substances into the CSTO area of responsibility, neutralizing international transnational drug trafficking groups, dismantling clandestine drug production facilities, undermining the economic foundations of the drug trade, including the laundering of drug proceeds.
The 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026” is taking place in Sochi, Russia, from June 30 to July 3. On July 1, the Forum's plenary session brought together representatives of federal and regional authorities, regulatory bodies, leading companies, and international organizations to discuss current challenges in the protection of critical infrastructure, the development of artificial intelligence, and international cooperation.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
The Academy of Management of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs completed a training course for representatives of law enforcement agencies and special services of the CSTO member states
01.07.2024
From 17 to 28 June 2024, at the Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for representatives of senior staff of foreign states, a special two-week training course on the organization of the activities of law enforcement agencies and special services of the CSTO member states to ensure collective security was held.
The program has been implemented by the Academy since 2023 with the participation of representatives of the CSTO Secretariat.
In the course of training, lectures, seminars and practical classes were held for foreign students, including a visit to the CSTO Crisis Response Centre. In addition to the educational program, there was a sightseeing tour of the Academy, and in their free time, a visit to the Russia International Exhibition and Forum at VDNKh and the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 on Poklonnaya Hill was organized.
representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Anti-Corruption Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, a graduation ceremony was held at the end of the training. Lieutenant General of Police Sergei Sinenko, Head of the Management Academy of the Russian Interior Ministry, and Sergei Gonchar, Deputy Head of the CSTO Secretariat, congratulated the foreign specialists on the successful completion of the training, after which they were presented with certificates of completion.
