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.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development, Cooperation” was held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, jointly organized with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS). CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the conference.
A working meeting between CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, was held at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
A meeting of the heads of national headquarters regarding Operation “PROXY” was held at the CSTO Secretariat
18.03.2026
On March 18, 2026, in Moscow, at the CSTO Secretariat building, chaired by the head of the Russian National Headquarters, a meeting of the heads of the national headquarters for the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) ongoing operation to combat cybercrime (Operation “PROXY”), which was attended by delegations of representatives from the national competent authorities of the CSTO member states.
The meeting was opened by Valery Anatolyevich Semerikov, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General, who delivered a welcoming address and noted, in particular: “In 2025, against the backdrop of a complex situation and the increasing scale of unlawful actions against our states, units of the authorized competent authorities tackled complex, non-standard operational tasks, secured the information space, and actively combated cyberterrorism and organized crime, illicit drug trafficking, extremism, and illegal migration – all carried out through information technologies. The set of planned measures has been implemented.
“Personnel from law enforcement agencies, special services, and relevant ministries and agencies of the Organization’s member states who are directly involved in efforts to combat cybercrime acted effectively, in a coordinated manner, and professionally.”
During the meeting, the heads of the national operational headquarters discussed the results of the operation for 2025 and, taking into account the Russian Federation’s priorities for its CSTO chairmanship, identified priority areas for focusing collective efforts on combating criminal activity in the field of information technology both this year and in the future.
In 2026, the CSTO member states will focus their efforts on countering the dissemination of information that causes political harm to national and allied interests, as well as the incitement of interethnic and religious strife; combating recruitment to participate in armed conflicts on the side of terrorist and extremist organizations; countering the activities of criminal groups, including those with terrorist and extremist orientations; combating illicit drug trafficking via information and communication technologies; countering malicious software; identifying and blocking resources used for illegal activities; exposing criminal groups involved in electronic fraud.
The meeting participants unanimously noted that Operation “PROXY” remained an effective instrument of collective cooperation and is aimed at strengthening the collective security of the Organization’s member states.
