The military junta is increasing attacks on civilians—for example, using fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack civilians. Last year alone, there were almost 600 air strikes against civilian targets. The planes were supported by China and Russia. Like Mr. Genuis mentioned, Canada sanctioned the aviation fuel supplies, but they skirt around the sanctions. Canada and its allies should use the protection and indemnity clubs to ban insurance for the vessels supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar. The Myanmar military relies 100% on imported jet fuels. If you cut that off, it will protect civilian lives.
I know that Russia is in trouble because of the global sanctions against its arms purchases, so it uses Myanmar to purchase the arms—the parts and rounds—and repurchase the parts for the tanks and the missiles, and then Myanmar re-exports them to Russia. Then the Russians can use them in Ukraine.
That's a recently released report, but it's been doing it for months now. That's why Canada and allies should close the gap and place sanctions against the arms brokers. We have the arms brokers list that we can provide. Then, also, for the military regime, the biggest single source of revenue comes from the oil and gas sector. Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise alone is $1.5 billion, so Canada and the west could sanction MOGE.
Thank you.