Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing thanks Russia for boosting its military

Myanmar’s junta chief on Tuesday thanked Russia, a major weapons supplier to the troubled Southeast Asian country, for strengthening the army which seized power in a coup earlier this year.Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) government in February.Russia has backed its ally and warned the West against sanctioning the junta.“Thanks to Russia, our army has become one of the strongest in the region,”…