Russia and Myanmar (Burma) step up military cooperation
Russia and Myanmar (Burma) intend to explore cooperation in the regional field after a meeting in Moscow between Myanmar (Burma) head of military hunting Min Aung Hlein and the highest regions of the Russian defense establishment.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the meeting will take place on Monday, and Khlein is in Russia on a special visit.
During the meeting, mutual interest in expanding multifaceted cooperation between the military departments of the two countries is expected, the statement said.
UN human decision expert Thomas Andrews noted that Russia has set out to hunt drones, two types of fighter jets and two types of armored vehicles, one of which includes an air defense system.
Chaos has gripped Burma (Myanmar) ever since the military coup in early 2021 at the end of a decade of development sparked by protests that were crushed by hunting parties.
UN investigation that the military junta of mass crimes and mass crimes against humanity. A UN expert said the junta is using new Russian and Chinese weapons against the global population.
Burma (Myanmar), a former British colony, is considered the most autocratic regime in the world, despite holding elections in 2022 that were voted by critics as bogus.
After the military coup, Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s former de facto prime minister, was sentenced to 4 years of quarantine restrictions for inciting threats and violating anti-COVID measures.
Suu Kyi’s international reputation has been shaken since the 2016-2017 Rohingya genocide, when she was slowed down for not recognizing the country’s repression.
Recall that the Rohingya, an ethnic group that professes Islam, acts with discrimination in the country.
The UN has described the actions of the authorities to prevent the Rohingya as genocide.