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Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar and Russia stage first-ever joint naval drills

Countries step up cooperation as Western economic sanctions bite

Myanmar Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, in center of front row, attends a Nov. 6 ceremony held before a joint naval exercise with Russia. (Military True News Information Team via AP)

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar and Russia kicked off their first joint naval exercise Tuesday, deepening security cooperation as they grow increasingly isolated from the rest of the international community.

Their forces are holding air combat and live-fire drills in the Andaman Sea, to the south of Yangon, Myanmar state media report. The exercise runs through Thursday.

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