Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement ties with Moscow as he faces isolation from the West.

Myanmar aims to build multi-sectoral cooperation with Belarus, Chairman of the State Administrative Council, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing said during narrow-format talks with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 7 March,

Min Aung Hlaing's military uses weapons from Russia in the ongoing civil war against opposition groups across Myanmar.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin hailed expanding ties with ally Myanmar at talks with its military junta chief on Tuesday and thanked him for gifting Moscow six elephants.

Also this week, the regime chief strengthened ties with Russia and Belarus during a goodwill tour of his key allies.

Rohingya Muslims tell of their changing view of Aung San Suu Kyi, seeing her as one of their own – a victim of the military – as she languishes in solitary confinement. Shweta Sharma reports from Cox’

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement ties with Moscow as he faces isolation from the West