Sputnik is live as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts the Commonwealth of Independent States leaders’ summit in Moscow.
The CIS heads of state are expected to assess cooperation within the bloc in 2024 and identify the main goals for 2025. They will also talk about urgent regional and international matters and agree on steps to improve the efficiency of the CIS, its executive and sectoral cooperation bodies.
The meeting will be held in an extended format, followed by a closed-door event. They will discuss Tajikistan's upcoming presidency of the bloc and schedule the next meeting, which is preliminarily set to take place in Tajikistan’s capital on November 10, 2025.
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