Russia Works Closely with Myanmar Junta, ‘Follows North Korean Pattern’

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Russia is becoming an increasingly important partner of the military junta in Southeast Asian Myanmar, writes Adam Simpson, Associate Professor of International Studies at the University of Adelaide. Russia has been supplying Myanmar with weapons and other military hardware for some time. In July, both countries held a joint military exercise, and in mid-August, Myanmar signed a contract with the Astra Group to build a state portal through which…