SKY NEWS
Wednesday 10 March 2021 
An Israeli-Canadian lobbyist hired by Myanmar's military will be paid $2m (£1.4m) to help explain the "real situation" to the US and other countries, documents filed with the US Justice Department show.
It comes after more than 60 protesters have been killed and 1,900 people arrested since 1 February when Myanmar's generals seized power and began detaining civilian leaders including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
Former arms dealer Ari Ben-Menashe and his firm, Dickens & Madson Canada, will represent Myanmar's military government in Washington, as well as lobby Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Russia, and international bodies like the United Nations, according to a consultancy agreement.