# Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing in Russia amid push for international legitimacy

https://mins.news/en/video/25151

- CNA, 2026-08-18 12:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aowpcar8qAU

> Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing is visiting Russia for the first time since becoming president in April. Before talks with Vladimir Putin, he laid a wreath at a memorial to Soviet soldiers killed in World War II. The two countries are expected to sign agreements expanding economic and security cooperation, which has remained strong despite Myanmar’s coup and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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