On November 4, 2026, a working session entitled “The CSTO in Greater Eurasia: Current Status and Prospects” was held in Minsk as part of the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
On November 3, 2026, the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security was held in Minsk. The event was attended by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev, SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev, OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, representatives of the leadership of the foreign ministries of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and a number of other states.
On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Electronic warfare issues discussed by the Working Group under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers
17.06.2026
On June 17, a regular meeting of the Working Group on Electronic Warfare under the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers was held in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
The event was chaired by Colonel General Yury Lastochkin, Chief of the Electronic Warfare Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was attended by representatives of the defense ministries of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as a group of officers from the CSTO Joint Staff headed by Lieutenant General Anatoly Yakovlev, Deputy Head of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) Employment Planning Center.
In his video address to the participants, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov noted that the experience of contemporary armed conflicts, including the special military operation, confirms the need for the effective organization and conduct of electronic warfare in support of missions carried out by military groupings. He emphasized that this issue is of particular importance in the context of the joint employment of electronic warfare assets within the CSTO Collective Forces. Equally important are the development of a joint interstate electronic warfare system, the equipping of the armed forces of the CSTO member states with modern weapon systems, and the training of qualified specialists.
During the meeting, participants discussed issues related to improving the CSTO regulatory and legal framework in the field of electronic warfare, conducting joint training activities involving electronic warfare units of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces), and the experience of employing electronic warfare assets of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in modern armed conflicts. They also considered approaches to shaping the structure and legal foundation of a Joint (Unified) Electronic Warfare System of the armed forces of the CSTO member states.
