In his message to the participants of the International Forum for Collective Security, Vladimir Putin called for increasing the potential of the CSTO, taking into account international tensions. The text was read by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk; The President of the Russian Federation described the forum as an authoritative platform for assessing the impact of modern challenges on the geopolitical situation in Eurasia and discussing measures to strengthen regional security. CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Mesdikov drew attention to the unprecedented increase in military spending in Western countries and the militarization of their economies, which creates new risks to strategic stability.