Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
MGIMO hosted the CSTO Student Model dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty
17.03.2022
On March 16, 2022, the CSTO Student Model, dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty, was held at MGIMO. Head of the Department of Political Cooperation of the CSTO Secretariat Piotr Koronevsky made a keynote speech at the event. He acquainted students and graduate students with the principles of the Organization, its objectives and prospects for development, as well as the main areas of activity within the CSTO format.
Igor Panarin, the Executive Director of the CSTO University League, also took part in the Model.
A panel discussion was held as part of the Model, during which presentations were made by students and graduate students of MGIMO and Moscow State University.
Reports were devoted to increasing the peacekeeping potential of the CSTO, improving the CSTO CRRF, Afghan issues, and a number of other areas of CSTO the activity.
The event was organized by the Russian Foreign Policy Club of the MGIMO Academic Student Society.
