Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar's military government, embarked on an official visit to Russia, seeking to strengthen ties with a key ally as the nation faces international isolation for its violent crackdown on democracy.
BANGKOK — The head of Myanmar 's military government traveled to Russia on Monday on an official visit to a major ally of the Southeast Asian nation, which has been shunned by much of the West for overthrowing a democratically elected government and its subsequent brutal repression. Senior Gen.
Min Aung Hlaing, who departed from the military airport in the capital Naypyitaw, is accompanied by fellow members of the ruling military council and Cabinet, as well as military officials, state television MRTV reported. The junta chief is set to meet not only Russian President Vladimir Putin, but also other top Russian officials and discuss bilateral ties, economic affairs and security with the aim to strengthen strategic cooperation, the media outlet added. Russia, along with China, is a major supporter and arms supplier of the junta. Russian-made fighter jets are used in attacks on territory under the control of ethnic minority groups, many of which are allies with pro-democracy resistance forces. Russia defends Myanmar's government in international forums, and its ruling generals generally support Moscow's foreign policy agenda. Western nations have ostracized Myanmar's ruling generals and maintained economic and political sanctions against them because of their takeover and violent repression of the opposition, which has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and given rise to an armed conflict widely seen as a civil war. The trip is Min Aung Hlaing's fourth to Russia since his army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. His one known previous meeting with Putin was on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum held in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok in September 2022. Russia and Myanmar have also held joint military drills and signed a pact on developing nuclear power. Myanmar's military government is planning to allow general laborers to go to Russia for work
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