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Russia Leads Southeast Asia in Armaments
Tanks, Rocket launchers; Cavalry and generals attended. But one of the shortcomings of this year’s event, as usual, was the absence of foreign delegates. Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, who attended last year, was invited but did not attend this year.
Russia is one of the few countries in Burma that has supported the coup since the military coup in February last year. Russia is also exporting its weapons to the Burmese military. In return, the Burmese military council agreed that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was justified.
Hunter Marston, a researcher on Southeast Asia at the ANU University in Australia, said some of Russia’s military equipment was still planned to arrive in Burma, with more to come. He said Russian experts were needed to repair the helicopters in some areas.
“Russia has been a major arms supplier in Southeast Asia, selling between $ 2,000 and $ 10.7 billion in military equipment in the region between 2000 and 2019. The largest buyer is Vietnam, which has supplied 80 percent of Vietnam’s military weapons since 2000. In addition, US $ 247 million will be provided to Myanmar between 2015 and 2021. $ 105 million to Laos SIPRI said it sold it to Thailand for $ 47 million.”
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Russia has been a major arms supplier in Southeast Asia, selling between $ 2,000 and $ 10.7 billion in military equipment in the region between 2000 and 2019, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The largest buyer is Vietnam, which has supplied 80 percent of Vietnam’s military weapons since 2000. In addition, US $ 247 million will be provided to Myanmar between 2015 and 2021. $ 105 million to Laos SIPRI said it sold it to Thailand for $ 47 million.
As six weeks into the Ukraine war, Western leaders have called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to be prosecuted for war crimes. Governments in Southeast Asia have yet to make a decision.
Even after the end of the war in Ukraine, An Australian university professor says military tensions between Russia and the United States will continue to rise. The United States and its allies are trying to punish Russia with war crimes. He said the political situation could worsen if Moscow calls for reconstruction in Ukraine. Most of the countries in the region and ASEAN need to be vigilant and work with the United States and Europe to reduce tensions. He said the EU could impose sanctions on Russia for supplying arms to Burma’s military.
“From 2000 to 2021, Russia was the largest exporter of Russian arms in Southeast Asia, followed by Malaysia, Malaysia and Thailand. Indonesia Thailand and Cambodia. But the United States wants countries like Indonesia and Vietnam, including India, to reduce their dependence on Russia for weapons. Russia’s role in the arms market in Southeast Asia is due to its low price. According to the report, it was due to the intensity.”
According to one statistic
According to one statistic, from 2000 to 2021, Russia was the largest exporter of Russian arms in Southeast Asia, followed by Malaysia, Malaysia and Thailand. Indonesia Thailand and Cambodia. But the United States wants countries like Indonesia and Vietnam, including India, to reduce their dependence on Russia for weapons. Russia’s role in the arms market in Southeast Asia is due to its low price. According to the report, it was due to the intensity.
Southeast Asia is now a hotbed of rivalries between the United States and China, and in the South China Sea it faces potential territorial disputes between countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines and China.
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