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

Key points

• The 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.
• According to documents filed under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act, Stone is described as providing “public affairs services” to Myanmar’s ministry of information.
• These services are directed at “rebuilding relations between the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the United States, with a focus on trade, natural resources, and humanitarian relief,” the filings say.