Russia has
emerged as the most
prominent public supporter of Myanmar’s military
junta in the wake of the country’s military coup.
Russia has not
only vowed to further enhance its defense cooperation with Myanmar’s military
but has also condemned the international community’s sanctions
against the junta.
Moscow has
decided to embrace the new military government despite the fact that the coup
has resulted in the deaths of more than 550
people so far,
nearly all killed by state security forces.
Analysts
believe that both Russia and the Myanmar military are attempting to deepen
cooperation in order make the most of the crisis by filling the void left by