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- Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Russia on Aug 17, 2026 to meet President Vladimir Putin.
- They will sign a pact to build a nuclear plant and a memorandum on Dawei SEZ investment with a port and refinery.
- UN report from May 2023 said Russia supplied over US$400 million (S$511.15 million) in weapons to Myanmar’s military since the 2021 coup.
- Russia and Myanmar agreed to cooperate on space-flight training for Myanmar’s first cosmonaut.
