Biden Warns Myanmar Coup Leaders of Renewed U.S. Sanctions
- Generals announce new cabinet after Suu Kyi detained
- Broader economic sanctions likely to impact wider citizenry
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President Joe Biden said the U.S. could reinstate sanctions on Myanmar if the Southeast Asian country’s military doesn’t “immediately relinquish the power they have seized” in a coup and release activists and officials.
“The United States removed sanctions on Burma over the past decade based on progress toward democracy,” Biden said Monday in a statement that called on the generals to release activists and officials, lift restrictions on telecommunications and refrain from violence. “The reversal of that progress will necessitate an immediate review of our sanction laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action.”