Recently, the situation in Myanmar has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the Burmese government, which has been defeated by local armed forces, has begun to shake people. According to reports, on August 4, in an interview with the Russian news agency Sputnik, Chairman Khin Nghi of the Federal Solidarity and Development Party, the largest political party in Myanmar, called on Russia to recognize the military dispute in Myanmar as a terrorist activity and called on Russia to join the anti-terrorist campaign.
Chinyi further requested that all parties know the truth, know the real situation of what happened in Myanmar, understand the situation and work with Russia to fight terrorism.
This is not the first country to call for Russia support, after Syria, Kazakhstan and Armenia have called on Russia to send troops to quell the chaos on various grounds. And Russia, as a responsible and responsible power, has indeed sent troops to quell the chaos for these countries. Until now, there is still the presence of Russian troops in Syria. is the best proof of this.
Today, Russian-Burmese relations are a strategic partnership, and this relationship is very reliable. Specifically, when China and Myanmar joined forces to crack down on wire fraud groups, the Russia Pacific Fleet traveled thousands of miles from Vladivostok to Myanmar and held a three-day joint naval exercise with the Myanmar Navy. In December last year, at the request of Myanmar, Russia also urgently delivered a batch of Su-30 fighters. At the same time, the Russian side also awarded Min Aung Hlaing Alexander. The Nevsky Medal, which was established by the Soviet Union in 1942 during World War II, is second only to the famous "Hero of the Soviet Union" medal in rarity, which shows that Russia attaches great importance to Myanmar.
This time, the war in northern Myanmar has turned into a general trend to overthrow Min Aung Hlaing's military junta, and the urgent military junta has turned around. If Russia considers sending troops to Burma, it will reap the following benefits. The first is to take the opportunity to expand the sales of Russian-style arms in Southeast Asia and help alleviate the financial crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Second, to further consolidate Russian-Burmese relations and establish a strategic fulcrum on the Indochina Peninsula to counter United States hegemony; once United States' hegemony declines, then Russia can strike backward and seize control of the Strait of Malacca and the India Ocean, and more and more countries will look for Russia to provide military protection in the future. Russia has one more protection fee income, which is really the best of both worlds. Third, Myanmar must give Russia certain benefits, such as allowing the Russian army to garrison and allowing the Russian army to use Myanmar's airports and military ports.
However, considering that Russia's regular army is going to fight Ukraine, it is unlikely that it will be mobilized on a large scale, so if Putin agrees to send troops to Myanmar, he may send Wagner mercenaries, which can help the Myanmar junta turn the tables.
However, Myanmar is China's neighbor, and there are also Chinese interests in Myanmar, and if Russia sends troops to Myanmar, it must also take into account China's feelings, especially now that Sino-Russian relations are getting better and better, and Russia's economic income is becoming more and more dependent on China, Putin has to consider China's interests and losses when sending troops to Myanmar.
To sum up, Russia's dispatch of troops to Myanmar is facing a complicated situation. But if it sends troops to Myanmar, then it will have to negotiate with China to establish a layer of security opportunities, such as not allowing the war in Myanmar to spread to China, and Russia's arms not transiting through China. It is worth mentioning that China has mediated the conflict in Myanmar many times and once facilitated a peace agreement between the parties, but now that the war has resumed, China has done its duty, and the Myanmar government has no reason to make all kinds of demands on China. In a word, China must keep the flames of war out of the country, which is an important factor for our peaceful development.