From June 2 to 4, the Republic of Belarus hosted the second staff talks on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces command-and-staff exercise “Indestructible Brotherhood 2026” and the special exercise “Barrier 2026” involving the CSTO Joint CBRN Protection and Medical Support Formation.
On June 3, 2026, a regular meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers (CDM) was held at the Patriot Central Park of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the chairmanship of the Russian side. The meeting was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov and Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrey Serdyukov.
From June 1 to 3, Saratov (Russian Federation) is hosting a series of events involving the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening the collective response system to biological threats.
On June 1, 2026, consultations at the deputy foreign minister level of the CSTO member states were held in Moscow.
On May 28, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov took part in the International Security Forum held under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. More than 150 delegations from 120 countries participated in the event.
The Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation held regular CSTO Courses
24.04.2024
From 1 to 23 April 2024, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hosted the regular IX Training Courses of the CSTO member states for senior staff and leading specialists of defense departments, law enforcement agencies, security council apparatuses, security agencies and special services, as well as bodies authorized to prevent and eliminate emergency situations.
The training of representatives of the CSTO member states is organized in accordance with the Agreement on Military Personnel Training for the CSTO member states.
A course of lectures and practical trainings was held for students on politico-military issues, crisis response to contemporary challenges and threats, military cooperation in the CSTO format, as well as military strategy, military management and military economics. The classes were conducted by faculty members of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, staff of the CSTO Secretariat and servicemen of the CSTO Joint Staff.
On 23 April, at the summing up of the results of the CSTO Course, with the participation of Lieutenant General A.V. Sergeantov, the Deputy Head of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and S.M. Zaitsev, the Head of the Department of Military Security Problems of the CSTO Secretariat, the trainees received certificates of advanced training of the established standard.
The CSTO courses held on an annual basis significantly improve the knowledge of the senior staff and leading specialists of the state and military administration bodies of the CSTO member states and help to strengthen allied relations within the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
