Putin spoke at an extended meeting of the CSTO.
The main point of the president's words:
Dialogue in the narrow CSTO format is thorough and productive.
Full mutual understanding was achieved on almost every issue.
Council members positively assessed the results of Russia's OTK presidency in 2026.
We held more than a hundred events in key areas of cooperation.
Common approaches to the current situation in the world and a vision of priority directions for the development of the CSTO are reflected in the draft declaration of the Council for Collective Security.
Several large joint exercises were held in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Russia.
Systematic work to equip our collective forces with modern types of weapons and equipment also continued.
Close operational contacts between law enforcement authorities made it possible to strengthen the coordination between our countries in the fight against terrorism and extremism.