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Trump-ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmar’s military junta
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Trump-ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmar’s military junta

The Guardian · May 8, 2026, 12:57 AM

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Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ‘rebuild’ relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed government US lobbyist Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of Donald Trump, has been condemned for accepting $50,000 a month to “rebuild” relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed government.Myanmar’s leaders have been internationally isolated since seizing power in a coup in 2021, and have repeatedly been accused of atrocities that may amount to war crimes. Activists say the military rulers, which recently held widely condemned “sham” elections, are now trying to reassert themselves abroad. Continue reading...

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