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.

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

A delegation from Myanmar, led by Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing, has arrived in Russia's southern region of Samara on an official visit to explore advancements in the country's rocket and space industry,

Sanctioned and isolated by the West, the two nations are moving to develop their currently negligible trade and investment ties.

Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing is in Russia, where he's expected to meet President Vladimir Putin and sign several agreements. The Myanmar army is struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.

By bno - Bangkok bureau Myanmar’s military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is in Russia for his second meeting with President Vladimir Putin, according to an announcement by the Kremlin, and as reported by BBC Burmese.

During his 11th trip to Moscow, the Myanmar general lavished praise on Putin, emphasizing the Russian leader’s decades-long grip on power. "As far as I know, you have been leading Russia not for five or ten years,