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According to the report, Myanmar and Russia have signed a five-year military cooperation pact, Moscow said Tuesday, sealing an alliance analysts say has been crucial to the junta’s grip on power.
The report stated that Myanmar’s military snatched power in a 2021 coup, triggering a civil war, and has relied on backing from Russia as well as neighboring China to keep its forces stocked.
The report said that Russia’s defense ministry announced the new pact lasting until 2030 after a Monday visit to Myanmar by the Kremlin’s top security official, Sergei Shoigu, state news agency TASS said. Myanmar state media also confirmed the deal for “enhancement of defense cooperation” on Tuesday, but, like their Russian counterparts, gave scant details about what it entails.
While the junta’s use of Russian jets is well documented, some conflict monitors say Myanmar has also shipped gear to Russia to bolster its stalled attempt to invade Ukraine.
Additionally, Russia fully supports the Myanmar leadership’s course to protect territorial integrity and strengthen national sovereignty and security. It said that many Western nations have considered Myanmar a pariah state since the military coup five years ago, and Russia likewise an outcast since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Western pressure on Russia and Myanmar will not cease.
Source: NextGen Defense
The report stated that Myanmar’s military snatched power in a 2021 coup, triggering a civil war, and has relied on backing from Russia as well as neighboring China to keep its forces stocked.
The report said that Russia’s defense ministry announced the new pact lasting until 2030 after a Monday visit to Myanmar by the Kremlin’s top security official, Sergei Shoigu, state news agency TASS said. Myanmar state media also confirmed the deal for “enhancement of defense cooperation” on Tuesday, but, like their Russian counterparts, gave scant details about what it entails.
While the junta’s use of Russian jets is well documented, some conflict monitors say Myanmar has also shipped gear to Russia to bolster its stalled attempt to invade Ukraine.
Additionally, Russia fully supports the Myanmar leadership’s course to protect territorial integrity and strengthen national sovereignty and security. It said that many Western nations have considered Myanmar a pariah state since the military coup five years ago, and Russia likewise an outcast since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Western pressure on Russia and Myanmar will not cease.
Source: NextGen Defense