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 Russia |  Myanmar |
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| Embassy of Russia, Yangon | Embassy of Myanmar, Moscow |
Myanmar–Russia relations are the bilateral relations betweenMyanmar andRussia. Myanmar has an embassy inMoscow whilst Russia has an embassy inYangon.
 Burma |  Soviet Union |
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The USSR established diplomatic relations with Myanmar upon the latter's independence in 1948, which remain to the present day through Russia. In 2007, alongside China, Russia vetoed aU.N. Security Council resolution condemning alleged human rights abuses and atrocities at the hands of the Myanmar government.[1][2]
In August 2022, Russian Foreign MinisterSergey Lavrov describedMyanmar as a "friendly and longstanding partner."[3]
On 7 September 2022, Myanmar's junta chiefMin Aung Hlaing met with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin on the sidelines of an economic meeting in eastern Russia, the first time that the pair have met since the2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[4]
In July of that year, evidence was discovered that Myanmar has supplied 120 mm mortar rounds to Russia for the ongoingRussian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
On 11 August 2023, Myanmar Airways became set to launch direct flights to the Russian city ofNovosibirsk.[6]
On 7 November 2023, Myanmar and Russia held their first ever jointnaval exercise, which was carried out in theAndaman Sea.[7]
On 23 February 2025, Russia and Myanmar signed a memorandum on investment in theDawei special economic zone, including plans for a port, coal-fired power plant, and oil refinery.Russian Minister Maxim Reshetnikov andMyanmar's Kan Zaw signed the deal during a Russian delegation's visit. Reshetnikov noted oil refining remained the most complex element, with its feasibility still under review. Russia and Myanmar also discussed energy projects, including a gas pipeline toYangon and a potential nuclear research reactor.[8]
On March 3, 2025, Myanmar's military leader,Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, arrived in Russia for talks withPresident Vladimir Putin, accompanied by officials from the ruling military council. Russia is a key ally, providing military support, including fighter jets used against ethnic minority groups allied with pro-democracy forces. Moscow also shields Myanmar's government in global forums. The two nations have held joint military drills, signed a nuclear power pact, and are expanding economic cooperation, including their labor agreements.[9]
In June 2016, the two countries signed a defence cooperation agreement.[10]Min Aung Hlaing andSergei Shoigu announced their intention to expand military cooperation in a 2018 meeting.[11]
In 2007, Russia and Myanmar did a controversial nuclear research center deal. According to the press release, "The centre will comprise a 10MW light-water reactor working on 20%-enriched uranium-235, an activation analysis laboratory, a medical isotope production laboratory, silicon doping system, nuclear waste treatment and burial facilities".[12]
Russia and Myanmar implement a large-scale plan for the bilateral military cooperation, Russia' Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Saturday.
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