The 12th Southern Information Security Forum “Infoforum Sochi 2026” is taking place in Sochi, Russia, from June 30 to July 3. On July 1, the Forum's plenary session brought together representatives of federal and regional authorities, regulatory bodies, leading companies, and international organizations to discuss current challenges in the protection of critical infrastructure, the development of artificial intelligence, and international cooperation.
On June 30 – July 1, 2026, Saint Petersburg hosted a series of events chaired by Alexander Kurenkov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, with the participation of heads of the competent authorities of the CSTO member states responsible for emergency prevention and response.
From June 24 to 26, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov paid a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan at the personal invitation of President Emomali Rahmon.
From June 24 to 26, second staff talks were held in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the organization and conduct of the joint exercise “Rubezh-2026” with units of the Central Asian Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CAR CRDF).
“Channel One” - State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin holds a meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Armenia
05.11.2019To actively defend the memory of those who during the years of World War II gave their lives for their homeland, the State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin called on. He reminded his colleagues that in some European countries today monuments to Soviet soldiers are being demolished, calling this situation unacceptable. The CSTO parliamentarians, according to Volodin, should join in the fight against such manifestations on the venues of the Council of Europe.
“This is about protecting history, about protecting those who cannot protect themselves today. They stayed in Europe, these are our grandfathers, great-grandfathers. Here we all represent the countries that participated in this war, fighting against fascism, the “brown plague”. And, dear colleagues, we must do everything in order to protect the memory of those who today allow us to live, ”said Vyacheslav Volodin.
