The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, asked judges in The Hague to grant an international warrant for Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.
The civilian National Unity Government says forming a joint security operation between Myanmar’s junta and China will fail to protect Chinese interests.
The junta and its ally Moscow have not yet announced an official agreement, but regime-linked employment agencies are already putting out feelers in Russia, they said.