In accordance with the 2026 Action Plan of the Coordinating Council of Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States, and as part of the Russian Federation's priorities during its 2026 CSTO Chairmanship, the sub-regional counter-narcotics operation “Kanal – Amber Coast” was conducted from June 29 to July 3, 2026. The operation was aimed at disrupting trafficking routes for narcotic drugs, their precursors and analogues, new psychoactive substances, and potent substances into the CSTO area of responsibility, neutralizing international transnational drug trafficking groups, dismantling clandestine drug production facilities, undermining the economic foundations of the drug trade, including the laundering of drug proceeds.
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.
RIA Novosti: " The CSTO Secretary General agrees with Guterres regarding "Riders of the Apocalypse"
25.01.202015:46 24.01.2020
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MOSCOW, Jan 24 - RIA Novosti. The CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas shares the assessment of UN Secretary General António Guterres regarding the current geopolitical situation in the world that there are currently four “riders of the Apocalypse”.
Earlier Mr. Guterres said that there are four “riders of the Apocalypse” threatening the world: the first rider is “the highest geostrategic tension,” the second is the climate crisis. The third "rider" he called "growing global mistrust", and the last "rider", according to the UN Secretary General, is the "dark side of the digital world."
“I consider Mr. Guterres’s assessments to be adequate, reflecting the concern about the state of our civilization, the world. He spoke about the“ real threat of the Great Rift. ”In my opinion, the UN Secretary General warned about the threat of a third world war,” said Mr. Zas.
