Overview
- Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said Russia will help equip CIS national armies with modern weapons and share experience from the special military operation in Ukraine.
- He stated that joint operational and combat training with CIS partners will be expanded under the organization’s framework.
- In talks with Kazakhstan’s defense minister Dauren Kosanov, Belousov called Russian–Kazakh military ties a key factor for regional security and noted ongoing training of Kazakh personnel in Russian military schools.
- The council in Almaty approved its 2026 work plan and signed decisions on military‑applied sports, metrological support, state radar identification, and personnel and financial matters.
- Ministers reviewed five years of cooperation, discussed joint systems including communications and integrated air defense, and heard reports on Kazakhstan’s force development and Belarusian CBRN monitoring.