6/22/26, 2:24 PM Myanmar’s Military Is Turning to Russia to Revive Its Stalled Cyber Dream – The Diplomat While the two nations have not made any official announcements about cooperation on Yatarnapon, the × junta’s Technology Minister Myo Thein Kyaw last Ad month took part in the 11th Digitalization of Industrial Russia Forum in Nizhny Novgorod, where he expressed the junta’s interest in Russian-developed cybersecurity technologies. Touring Nizhny Novgorod’s Neimark University, which Moscow plans to develop into its own “Quantum Valley” hub, he highlighted the Russian project’s “similarities with Yatanabon Cyber City” and “urged his hosts to share their knowledge and expertise in human resource development to help build the tech hub,” The Irrawaddy reported. He also discussed a potential Memorandum of Understanding between the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics and Naypyitaw State Polytechnic University. Recent analyses published by Jane’s suggest that Russia’s cooperation with Myanmar is primarily aimed at strengthening the resilience of the current military government – still facing armed resistance across parts of the country –in order to secure a dependable longhttps://thediplomat.com/2026/06/myanmars-military-is-turning-to-russia-to-revive-its-stalled-cyber-dream/ 7/13