The Biden administration in the United States has announced that it will impose new sanctions such as asset freezes on two military executives over a military coup d'etat in Myanmar.
The Biden administration has shown its willingness to take additional sanctions and will work with allies and friends to increase pressure on the military.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a statement on the 22nd over a coup d'etat in Myanmar, announcing that it would impose sanctions on two military executives who are members of the military's governing body, the Administrative Council.
The two will have their assets in the United States frozen and will be banned from doing business with Americans.
This is the second time this month that the Biden administration has imposed sanctions on a coup d'etat in Myanmar since it designated the top 10 military personnel and three companies closely related to the military as sanctions on the 11th of this month.
"The military must withdraw its actions and return the government to a democratically elected one, or the Treasury will not hesitate to take further action," the Treasury said in a statement. Showed and strongly restrained the military side.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also issued a statement, accusing security officials of firing on demonstrators, killing four people and injuring many.
"The United States will continue to work with international partners to hold coup leaders and those involved in this violence accountable," stressing the policy of working with allies and friends to increase pressure on the military. did.