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.
From June 24 to 26, second staff talks were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the organization and conduct of the joint exercise “Rubezh-2026” with units of the Central Asian Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CAR CRDF).
Regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils held in Moscow
26.05.2026
On May 26, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Russian side, with the participation of CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov. The participants conducted a substantive exchange of views on issues related to strengthening security in the CSTO area of responsibility.
Chairman of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils and Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu noted in particular: “The main threat comes from NATO and the countries of the so-called ‘civilized’ Europe that are part of the bloc, which have fallen into a state of revanchist and militaristic fervor. In the Alliance Secretary General’s 2025 report, Mark Rutte proudly states that military spending by all member states has increased, exceeding a total of USD 1.5 trillion. The leaders are far from the wealthiest countries — Eastern European states and the Baltic countries, which spend around 4% of their national GDPs allegedly on ‘defense’.”
In his remarks, Talatbek Masadykov emphasized: “The situation in the Eastern European collective security region remains the most difficult. Amid the effective collapse of the system of international treaties that for a long time served as the foundation of the European security architecture, a number of Western leaders have embarked on a course toward militarization and preparation for war.”
On the sidelines of the meeting, the Russian and Belarusian sides signed a Cooperation Plan on Information Security.
Following the meeting, a number of documents were adopted, including the draft Decision of the CSTO Collective Security Council “On the Anti-Terrorism Strategy of the Member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization until 2030” and the Decision of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils “On the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Anti-Drug Strategy of the CSTO Member States for 2026–2030.”
