The designation imposes restrictions on foreign assistance and may hint at forthcoming sanctions.
The Biden administration declared Tuesday that the Myanmar military’s overthrow of the country’s civilian leadership met the legal definition of a “coup.” The official designation is significant because it restricts U.S. aid to governments that have taken power by military means.
As a result, the United States will move to end the little direct financial aid it offers the country’s government, State Department officials said. They added that U.S. assistance that goes directly to Myanmar’s people, including civil society or persecuted Rohingya refugees, will continue, but that the U.S. will be undertaking a broader review of its aid to the country.
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The Biden administration has declared that the Myanmar military’s overthrow of the country’s civilian leadership met the legal definition of a “coup.”
As a result, the U.S. will move to end direct financial assistance to Myanmar’s government.https://t.co/qFdIRAuDJO
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