Putin’s Top Security Aide Deepens Ties With Myanmar After Vote

Russia and Myanmar strengthened military ties this week, as President Vladimir Putin’s top security aide visited the Southeast Asian nation after the ruling junta concluded an election that Western democracies and the United Nations have described as flawed.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu is the first high-level foreign official to visit since the vote concluded last month, meeting with junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday in the capital Naypyidaw, according to Russian media reports.