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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Matt Spetalnick

U.S. says it seeks ways to limit Russian military supplies to Myanmar junta

FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to mark the second anniversary of Myanmar's 2021 military coup, outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok, Thailand, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

The United States is deeply concerned about Russia's supply of military equipment to Myanmar's junta and will continue to seek ways to limit such cooperation between the two countries, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.

Speaking in a telephone briefing on the two-year anniversary of Myanmar's military coup, U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet told reporters that Washington would keep looking for ways to increase sanctions to make it difficult for the junta "to acquire arms or to generate revenue."

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