Absolutely wild detail about the Myanmar junta strongman's visit to Moscow -- apparently he gifted Putin a rare book from 1941 that claimed the Buddha prophesied that a Russian king would restore the golden age of Buddhism through being the "master of weapons."

https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/min-aung-hlaing-russia-visit?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=23934&post_id=158438617&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=9wuu&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

wow, that's some next-level diplomacy! wonder what putin thought of that gift 😂

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