Russia’s defence ministry has announced plans to hold joint combat training projects with Myanmar, state media has reported.
The plan includes more than 50 “joint activities” in 2024, including joint combat training projects, according to the RIA news agency, citing the Russian defence ministry.
Myanmar has been in quasi-civil war since the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking nationwide armed resistance by pro-democracy forces.
The military government is fighting pro-democracy guerrillas and other ethnic minority armed groups across the country – and has been accused of carrying out war crimes.
Russia, isolated from the West because of its invasion of Ukraine, has sought to build alternative alliances around the world in recent years, including with repressive regimes in Iran and North Korea.
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