Avenging junta troops have torched and looted dozens of villages at the confluence of the Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers as they try to advance on the resistance stronghold of Myaung.
Four years after Myanmar's military coup, the country remains in turmoil. What began as peaceful protests has become an armed resistance, challenging the junta's control and reshaping regional dynamics.
Given the US president's closeness to regime ally Russia, and the EU's priority in Ukraine, Myanmar's pro-democracy forces are in for a rough time in the Trump era.
With the junta overseeing the vote, much of the country out of government hands, and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in jail, the prospects for democracy seem bleak.
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Ukraine is the first item on the menu after Donald Trump declares his alliance with Vladimir Putin.
The armed group continues to advance around the Rakhine State capital as the regime reinforces the city and the major Min Gan naval base.
Min Aung Hlaing hosts Chinese envoy for talks on Beijing's Shan intervention and support for regime's planned poll. 
Avenging junta troops have torched and looted dozens of villages at the confluence of the Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers as they try to advance on the resistance stronghold of Myaung.
Four years after Myanmar's military coup, the country remains in turmoil. What began as peaceful protests has become an armed resistance, challenging the junta's control and reshaping regional dynamics.
Given the US president's closeness to regime ally Russia, and the EU's priority in Ukraine, Myanmar's pro-democracy forces are in for a rough time in the Trump era.
With Tesla shares plummeting, Trump said he would buy one of Musk's electric cars.
With the junta overseeing the vote, much of the country out of government hands, and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in jail, the prospects for democracy seem bleak.
This week's Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks what Min Aung Hlaing's relationship with Putin means for Myanmar's revolution.
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