6/22/26, 2:24 PM Myanmar’s Military Is Turning to Russia to Revive Its Stalled Cyber Dream – The Diplomat develop legal frameworks that would give the state broader control over digital communications. × Ad Russian expertise in cyber monitoring and statecentered internet governance therefore appears particularly attractive to Naypyidaw. Another relevant point of the cooperation is that turning toward Russia allows Myanmar’s military to diversify its foreign partnerships at a moment when dependence on China has generated growing unease within parts of the Tatmadaw. Although Beijing remains Myanmar’s largest economic partner and retains substantial leverage over infrastructure projects, pipelines, and border trade, the junta has long sought to avoid an excessive strategic dependence on China. Yatanarpon’s revival under Russian influence could therefore simultaneously serve technological, diplomatic and geopolitical objectives. https://thediplomat.com/2026/06/myanmars-military-is-turning-to-russia-to-revive-its-stalled-cyber-dream/ 9/13