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85 years ago, the Great Patriotic War began. The war machine of Nazi Germany launched a treacherous attack against Soviet cities and villages and committed unprecedented atrocities against Soviet citizens. The peoples of the Soviet Union rose to defend their common Motherland and paid an enormous price for peace, freedom, and the right to live on their own land.
On June 17–18, 2026, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov visited sections of the State Border of the Republic of Belarus with Poland and Lithuania.
On June 18, 2026, the 24th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (ICMEC CSTO) was held in Minsk on the sidelines of the 3rd International Security Industry Exhibition “National Security. Belarus 2026”. The meeting was chaired by Dmitry Stefanovich, Head of the Belarusian National Section of the ICMEC and Deputy Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
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The Collective Security Treaty Organization called for strengthening dialogue with international organizations
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Moscow, January, 24 - RIA Novosti. The Collective Security Treaty Organization supports the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a summit of the leaders of the UN Security Council's "Five" and advocates for a dialogue with international organizations, including NATO, to address peacekeeping tasks, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Fifth World Holocaust Remembrance Forum, proposed "a meeting of the Heads of state of the permanent members of the UN Security Council - Russia, China, the United States, France and the UK" and stated that Moscow intends, "without delay , send relevant messages to the leaders of the "Five".
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Against the background of recent assessments and concerns about the fate of world civilization and global security at various levels, the initiative of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to organize a summit of the states - permanent members of the UN Security Council is timely and very significant. These countries have historically been entrusted a special mission is to preserve our civilization, to ensure peace. Disunity in the face of threats to world stability is fraught with enormous consequences. the powers will not be able to consolidate in response to the challenges of our time, then these challenges simply cannot be overcome. The initiative of the President of the Russian Federation to hold a summit is an indispensable condition for our actions on a global scale, "said Mr. Zas.
According to him, "state leaders need to overcome the emotional background, the fear of negative public reactions, tear themselves away from everyday contradictions and disagreements, and turn to face these global threats and discuss them first and build a world policy against these threats."
