Russia To Host High-Level CSTO Meeting Amid Alliance Tensions

BusinessAerospace & DefenseRussia To Host High-Level CSTO Meeting Amid Alliance TensionsByMark Temnycky,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Temnycky is a freelance writer focused on defense and energy Follow AuthorMay 10, 2026, 06:00am EDTBISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - NOVEMBER 27: L-R: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Imangali Tasmagambetov pose for a group photo during Collective Security Treaty Organization, on November 27, 2025 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Vladimir Putin makes a three-day state visit to the Kyrgyz Republic. During his stay he takes part in a regular session of the Collective Security Council of the Summit of Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). Putin will also hold talks with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov to discuss development of the strategic partnership and allied relationship between Russia and Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)Getty ImagesOn May 6, the Russian Security Council Office announced that the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils will meet on May 26. Representatives from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, as well as the CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, will discuss defense and political matters within the CSTO. They will also examine how member states can improve their collective security.Russia, which assumed the CSTO chairmanship in January, will host the upcoming Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils meeting in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin also serves as the Chairman of the Collective Security Council. The upcoming CSTO meeting comes after the organization held a series of sessions in January, where participants discussed “activities in connect...