On June 10, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. CIS Deputy Secretary General Denis Trefilov and SCO Deputy Secretary General Oleg Kopylov were also invited to attend the meeting.
On June 9, 2026, a delegation of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, headed by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov, took part in the 19th Meeting of Heads of Lead Counter-Terrorism Units of the Competent Authorities of the CIS Member States and Heads of National Structures Responsible for Coordinating Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Extremism Activities. The event was organized by the Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Director of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Babaev was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
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.
The second stage of the CSTO joint trainings “Interaction-2025” and “Echelon-2025” has begun in the Republic of Belarus
01.09.2025
On September 1, at the “Losvido” training ground, as part of the trainings “Interaction-2025” and “Echelon-2025”, the second stage began aimed at preparing a joint operation of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces to participate in resolving the crisis situation in the territory of the CSTO member state.
The Commander of the CRRF, Colonel Alexei Elfimov, was presented with the operational directive of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. The operational staff of the command post began to clarify the task, assess the situation and prepare proposals for a joint operation.
The head of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov, arrived at the CRRF control center, where he got acquainted with the elements of the control center and the organization of work of officials of the CRRF Command.
The Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff also inspected the locations of military contingents, special forces formations and national cultural centers deployed in the field.
The CRRF contingents at the “Losvido” training ground carry out combat coordination during tactical training sessions.
A joint training with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2025", a special training with forces and means of reconnaissance "Search-2025", a special training with forces and means of logistical support "Echelon-2025" are being conducted on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
Contingents of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan are taking part in the trainings. Among them are military contingents, special forces formations from among the special units of the internal affairs bodies (police), security agencies and special services, authorized bodies in the field of emergency prevention and response, as well as operational groups of the Joint Staff and the CSTO Secretariat. In total, more than 2,000 military personnel and 450 units of weapons, military and special equipment are involved, including 9 combat aircraft and helicopters, over 70 different types of UAVs.
Joint Press Center of the CSTO trainings
