Putin Says Center-2026 Drills Follow Russia's Military Training Plan
The Russian president linked the exercise to the Interaction-2026 command-and-staff drills held under the Collective Security Treaty Organization framework.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Center-2026 military drills were conducted in accordance with the country's established military training plan, according to state media.
Putin noted that the exercises are connected to the Interaction-2026 command-and-staff exercise, which is being carried out within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a regional security alliance that includes Russia and several other former Soviet states.
Part of a broader training cycle
The Center series of exercises is one of several large-scale strategic drills Russia conducts on a rotating basis, alongside similarly named exercises held in other regions. Such drills typically involve coordination between Russian forces and those of allied states.
By linking Center-2026 to the Interaction-2026 exercise, Putin's comments underline the role such drills play in reinforcing military cooperation among CSTO member states, an alliance that has sought to coordinate defense planning among its members.
Russian officials have regularly described these large-scale exercises as routine components of long-term military planning, rather than responses to any specific external development.
Details on the scale, location, and participating units of the Center-2026 drills were not fully specified in the available reporting.
Sources
- Center-2026 drills conducted in accordance with Russian military training plan — Putin — TASS (Russia)
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