US War on Iran & the Wider Dirty War on China: US/Ukrainian Mercenaries In Myanmar

- While the US attack on Iran throttles energy production and exports to China, following the cutting of energy exports from Venezuela to China in a war earlier this year, and years of attacking Russian energy production via Ukraine, US-backed militants in Myanmar are attacking pipelines leading directly into China;

- A US citizen and several Ukrainians were caught bringing in large numbers of combat drones to fight the central Myanmar government and attack key infrastructure across the country including Belt and Road Initiative projects;

- Zooming out from any one of these conflicts reveals a global US war and proxy war as well as a developing global oil blockade against China;

References:

NEO - American/Ukrainians Caught Arming Militants in Myanmar and the US Dirty War on China (Mar. 20, 2026):
https://journal-neo.su/2026/03/20/american-ukrainians-caught-arming-militants-in-myanmar-and-the-us-dirty-war-on-china/
The Indian Express - NIA arrests six Ukrainians, one from US for plotting terror activities in India (Mar. 17, 2026):
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nia-arrests-six-ukrainians-one-from-us-for-plotting-terror-activities-in-india-10585555/
Reuters - Ukraine seeks release of citizens arrested in India over alleged Myanmar drone activity (Mar. 18, 2026):
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ukraine-seeks-release-citizens-arrested-india-over-alleged-myanmar-drone-2026-03-18/#:~:text=By%20Krishna%20N.,Sign%20up%20here.
CNBC - Who is Matthew VanDyke? NIA arrests US citizen and six Ukrainians for links with anti-India insurgent groups (Mar. 19, 2026):
https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/nia-arrests-us-citizen-matthew-aaron-vandyke-six-ukrainians-anti-india-drone-warfare-training-network-in-myanmar-ws-l-19871344.htm
Newsweek - Meet Matthew VanDyke, Former U.S. POW Training Ukrainians to Fight Russia (Apr. 2022):
https://www.newsweek.com/meet-former-u-s-pow-training-ukrainians-fight-russia-1699373

US-Backed Militants and Opposition in Myanmar

The New Atlas - Myanmar: US-backed Fronts Behind War, Blocking Development - starts at around 1 minute, 30 seconds (2021):
https://youtu.be/7ReeqgDlHmk?si=TIPbp5XRRSVl8Utr&t=91
Wikileaks - THAILAND: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALONG THAI BORDER:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/05BANGKOK3930_a.html
Wikileaks - SNAPSHOT OF NORTHERN KAREN STATE PROVIDES LITTLE HOPE:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08CHIANGMAI32_a.html
Wikileaks - FREE BURMA RANGERS: PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; NOT ARMING INSURGENTS:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07CHIANGMAI188_a.html
Wikileaks - KAREN GROUPS SAY FIGHTING WON'T REACH REFUGEE CAMPS IN THAILAND:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07CHIANGMAI70_a.html
Wikileaks - MILITARY DETENTION OF AMCIT UNDERSCORES SHIFT IN THAI POLICY TOWARD BURMA:
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08CHIANGMAI69_a.html
The World - Myanmar Elections: A Changing Country and its Exiled Opponents (2013):
https://web.archive.org/web/20250120151946/https://theworld.org/stories/2013/08/15/myanmar-elections-changing-country-and-its-exiled-opponents
US NED - Burma (Myanmar) (2020):
https://web.archive.org/web/20210314232434/https://www.ned.org/region/asia/burma-2020/
VOA - Myanmar Shadow Civilian Government Opens Office in Washington (2022):
https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-shadow-civilian-government-opens-office-in-washington-/6840870.html
NUG “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” - Zin Mar Aung:
https://mofa.nugmyanmar.org/h-e-daw-zin-mar-aung/
US NED - Ms. Zin Mar Aung:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201202195214/https://www.ned.org/fellows/ms-zin-mar-aung/
US State Department - International Women of Courage Award Winners 2012:
https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2012/bio/index.htm
The New Atlas - Washington's, Not Myanmar's "National Unity Government" (2021):
https://youtu.be/AqoM5JwnQcI?si=sMdbz_sZivTov7Bl


A Maritime Oil Blockade On China

US Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018):
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-review
NYT - The Separation (Dec. 30, 2025):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html

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