Putin may hold a bilateral meeting with a CSTO leader on the eve of the summit in Moscow

On November 11, Moscow will host the CSTO Collective Security Council chaired by Vladimir Putin. On the eve, November 10, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov did not rule out a bilateral meeting between the president and one of the arriving leaders. Alexander Lukashenko has already arrived in Moscow. The signing of the Counter-Terrorism Strategy until 2030 and the transfer of the chairmanship to Tajikistan are expected.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 10 November 2026 at 15:002 min read

The key facts

The CSTO Collective Security Council will be held in Moscow on November 11 chaired by Putin
Peskov allowed for a bilateral meeting between Putin and one of the CSTO leaders as early as the evening of November 10
The signing of the CSTO Counter-Terrorism Strategy until 2030 and the transfer of the chairmanship to Tajikistan from January 1, 2027 are planned

A possible meeting on the eve of the summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin is working at the Kremlin on November 10, and already in the evening of that day he may hold a bilateral meeting with one of the CSTO leaders arriving in Moscow for the summit. This was reported by the president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov, speaking to journalists about the working schedule. According to him, the day is devoted to internal meetings and working talks that are not made public, and the Kremlin promised to announce in the evening about a possible bilateral meeting with one of the arriving colleagues (Life.ru; Gazeta.Ru citing TASS).

Lukashenko's arrival and the summit program

On November 10, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko set off for Moscow on a working visit: his press service reported that talks with Putin were scheduled for that day, and on November 11 the Belarusian leader would take part in the CSTO session. The main meeting of the organization's heads of state will be held on November 11 under the chairmanship of the Russian president. The participants intend to discuss strengthening collective security, improving cooperation mechanisms and pressing international issues.

Documents and personnel decisions

Following the summit, a number of documents are expected to be signed, including a final declaration and the CSTO Counter-Terrorism Strategy until 2030. A decision is also planned on transferring the organization's chairmanship to Tajikistan from January 1, 2027. In addition, as Gazeta.Ru notes, the session may consider the question of depriving Armenia of its voting rights for failing to pay membership dues for two years. Against the backdrop of summit preparations, Putin appointed new ambassadors of Russia to Botswana and Gabon: in Botswana the diplomatic mission is now headed by Alexei Sentebov, who previously served as ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while Georgy Chepik, who had earlier represented Russia in the Republic of the Congo, became ambassador to Gabon. Andrei Kemarsky, who had held the post of ambassador to Botswana since October 2020, was relieved of his position; the decrees were published on the official portal of legal information.