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.
In the CSTO member states, the Agreement on cooperation in ensuring information security has entered into force.
02.04.2019The purpose of the Agreement is to further develop the interaction of member states in the interests of ensuring the information security of the CSTO.
Under the Agreement, Member States agreed:
- strengthen inter-agency collaboration;
- improve the mechanisms for countering threats in the information sphere;
- conduct joint practical activities aimed at strengthening information security and countering illegal activities in the information space of the CSTO member states;
- to promote the development and early adoption under the UN auspices of universal rules, norms and principles of responsible behavior of states in the information space;
- provide mutual assistance in order to develop the technological basis (base) for ensuring the information security of the member states.
