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.”
The CSTO Secretariat hosted a meeting with the Director of the Analytical Department of the CIS Executive Committee
06.02.2025
Yury Shuvalov, Head of the Information and Public Relations Division of the CSTO Secretariat, held a meeting with Alexander Matyash, Director of the Information and Analytical Department of the CIS Executive Committee.
The sides have discussed issues of cooperation within the framework of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. They emphasized the need to continue strengthening interaction between the analytical structures of the CSTO and the CIS.
