Bilateral relations with the Russian Federation  are the strongest enjoyed by largely isolated Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

. Russia had established diplomatic relations with Myanmar (then known as Burma), when it became independent and it remained so even today after the fall of the Soviet Union. China and Russia once vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution designed to punish Burma. In recent years, China has shown a lack of willingness to back the Myanmar government and has attempted to stabilize the political situation in Myanmar.
Today Russia still opposes placing sanctions on Myanmar and wants to support a policy of dialogue.

Nuclear cooperation

In 2007 Russia and Burma did a controversial nuclear research center deal. According to the press release, "The centre will comprise a 10MW light-water reactor working on 20%-enriched uranium-235, an activation analysis laboratory, a medical isotope production laboratory, silicon doping system, nuclear waste treatment and burial facilities".

External links

Documents on the Myanmar–Russia relationship at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Diplomatic missions

Embassy of Russia in Yangon