Russia to ignore request from U.S. to halt sale of 6 Su-30s to Myanmar

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told a news briefing on Jan. 25 that Russia should halt the sale of six Su-30s to Myanmar.

“We urge the governments of both Russia and Burma to reconsider a further buildup in arms and fully commit their efforts to finding a peaceful and stable solution to that crisis,” she said.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the call the next day. Telling reporters that “Russia has invariably observed the norms, rules and principles of international law [in the field of military-technical cooperation] and it will continue doing so in the future.”