On August 14, consultations were held via videoconference at the CSTO Joint Staff with representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the CSTO member states on organizing joint training activities for command and control bodies and formations of the CSTO collective security system in 2027.
On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
A working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Igor Korotchenko, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine “National Defense”
30.03.2026
On March 30, a working meeting was held at the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) between the Organization’s Secretary General, Talatbek Masadykov, and Igor Korotchenko, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine “National Defense” and a member of the Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Defense.
During the meeting, participants discussed key issues related to the current military-political situation in the CSTO area of responsibility and reviewed practical aspects of preparations for the upcoming International Scientific and Practical Conference “The Outlines of a New Collective Security Architecture: Current Issues of the CSTO Information and Analytical Partnership,” to be held on April 27, 2026, at MGIMO University of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
