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Based on 6 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand, Finland:

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing touched down in Belarus on Wednesday, his second visit since March to a rare ally and key arms supplier of a regime that has killed over 6,000 civilians since the 2021 coup. The regime boss atten [1]

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has confirmed his regime continues to source helicopters from Russia, despite their use in deadly airstrikes on civilian targets during four years of civil war. [2]

Military spending tops budget In a move that surprises no one, the junta has once again prioritized military spending in its budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, signaling that aerial campaigns targeting civilians in resistanc [3]

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing last week rolled out the red carpet for a Russian Federation governor who has been sanctioned by the U.S. for forced conscription. [4]

Putin's chief negotiator with Ukraine just arrived from Murmansk Vladimir Medinsky has by critics been compared to a 'propaganda minister of the Third Reich.' On the day before Russia's massive attack on Ukraine, he visited the far northern city of M... [5]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-06-28 · 100% match

To Belarus for Bullets and Ballot Scam; A Bogus Peace Forum; and More

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing touched down in Belarus on Wednesday, his second visit since March to a rare ally and key arms supplier of a regime that has killed over 6,000 civilians since the 2021 coup. The regime boss atten

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-06-30 · 100% match

Russian Choppers on Myanmar Junta’s Shopping List: Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has confirmed his regime continues to source helicopters from Russia, despite their use in deadly airstrikes on civilian targets during four years of civil war.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-11-23 · 96% match

Bloodiest Budget Since Coup; Election Fiction Fizzles; and More

Military spending tops budget In a move that surprises no one, the junta has once again prioritized military spending in its budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, signaling that aerial campaigns targeting civilians in resistanc

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-11-19 · 74% match

Min Aung Hlaing Welcomes Blacklisted Russian Official

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing last week rolled out the red carpet for a Russian Federation governor who has been sanctioned by the U.S. for forced conscription.

[5] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2022-02-28 · 36% match

Putin's chief negotiator with Ukraine just arrived from Murmansk

Putin's chief negotiator with Ukraine just arrived from Murmansk Vladimir Medinsky has by critics been compared to a 'propaganda minister of the Third Reich.' On the day before Russia's massive attack on Ukraine, he visited the far northern city of M

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-07-12 · 36% match

Shinzo Abe's greatest achievement may turn out to be Fumio Kishida

Tobias Harris is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, an independent, nonpartisan policy institute.

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