Representatives from Burma’s Military Council joined Putin allies such as China, India and Iran at the annual International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to fewer attendees from the Western group.
Is Burma becoming a strategic ally for Russia? If Russia supplies Burma with fuel, electricity, and a communications network between banks, will the sanctions of western groups be impossible? BBC Burmese interviews former National Parliament Representative and economic observer writer U Than Soe, and Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK.
Watch BBC Burmese report (Mark Farmaner interview starts at 6.50, dubbed into Burmese)
