‘A leader of the world’: south-east Asian countries open to Putin pivot
by Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok from World news | The Guardian on (#63E9E)
Only Singapore has imposed sanctions, while others have been receptive to Moscow's offers of friendship
The head of Myanmar's military junta beamed with joy as he shook hands with Vladimir Putin this week. We would call you not just the leader of Russia but a leader of the world because you control and organise stability around the whole world," Min Aung Hlaing said.
His remarks came as Putin claimed in a defiant speech that European efforts to isolate Russia would fail: instead, he would pivot to Asia.
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