🎙Statement by President Vladimir Putin at the expanded meeting of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO(November 27, 2025, Bishkek)
A package of documents was signed following the Summit, including the Declaration of the Collective Security Council of the CSTO and a statement on combating drug trafficking.
💬Vladimir Putin: From January 1, 2026 the #CSTO Chairmanship passes to Russia.
It will be held under the motto: “Collective security in a multipolar world: one goal – shared responsibility”. Russia will do everything necessary to preserve continuity in the key areas of the Organization’s work and to deepen cooperation among our states on the principles of genuine alliance, friendship and good-neighbourliness, mutual respect, support and consideration of each other’s interests.
Over the past decade, the Collective Security Treaty Organization has become an authoritative regional structure. The CSTO reliably guarantees security and stability across the Eurasian space, safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its member states. In the context of rising geopolitical tensions, it is only logical that the promotion of the collective interests and initiatives of CSTO countries on the world stage should come to the forefront.
☝️ In this context, the Russian Side proposes convening in 2026, ahead of the CSTO Summit in Moscow, an international expert forum dedicated to building an architecture of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia. We plan to invite not only delegations of CSTO member states but also representatives of friendly countries, multilateral platforms and integration associations.
Russia will, of course, continue close cooperation with its allies on all issues of strengthening the CSTO’s military potential. Our main efforts will focus on enhancing combat readiness of national contingents and improving the command and control of Collective Forces. We propose launching a large-scale programme to equip the Collective Forces with modern Russian weapons and hardware that have proven their effectiveness in real combat conditions.
We plan to hold a series of joint exercises for military and special-service units. These include the next stages of regular exercises: Interaction, Echelon, and Search. We believe that the development of the Organization’s air component and air-defence system requires particular attention.
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We expect to increase the effectiveness of the CSTO Coordinating Council on Biosafety, established at Russia’s initiative in 2021. We believe it would be useful to hear a report from its leadership on the current situation at one of our forthcoming meetings.
During the Chairmanship, we plan to start the joint drafting of a new CSTO Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We will continue to do everything necessary to resolutely combat extremism, and together with our partners we will work to identify and eliminate international terrorist groups and cells, and to cut off their financing channels.
Among the Organisation’s most important priorities I would also note information security. Russia intends to work closely with its allies to counter the spread of radical ideas among young people. We consider it necessary to adopt additional measures to protect our common information space from such threats.
We will certainly continue strengthening our cooperation in combating drug trafficking and will carry on with the anti-drug operation Channel, with the involvement of interested international partners.
👉The next Session of the Collective Security Council will take place in Moscow on November 11, 2026.
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The discussion centred on current international issues, including the situation in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.
🤝 The Officials confirmed their intention to step up cooperation on a broad range of issues of mutual interest.
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The counterparts discussed topical issues on the organisation’s agenda. The Russian side stressed the importance of the OSCE’s work in the interests of all member states, rather than individual groups of countries. Ways to overcome the crisis in the OSCE and normalise its activities were outlined, including in light of the upcoming OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting to take place in Valletta on December 5 and 6.
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🤝 The Ministers discussed a wide range of international and regional security issues. They stressed the need to step up coordination of actions on topical issues on the UN’s agenda between the CSTO member states on the UN platform and further promote cooperation between the CSTO and the UN.
The Ministers discussed preparations for the next session of the CSTO Collective Security Council on November 28 in Astana.
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