Demonstrators stand behind a banner as they protest against military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on two members of Myanmar's military junta and threatened further actions over the country's Feb. 1 coup.
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said the move took aim at General Maung Maung Kyaw, who is the air force commander in chief, and Lieutenant General Moe Myint Tun, a former army chief of staff and commander of one of the military's special operations bureaus which oversee operations from the capital, Naypyidaw.
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