THE I DIPLOMAT
October 07, 2022
Aung Moe Myint and his Dynasty International company are accused of procuring Russian-made arms from Belarus for the military.
The United States has announced a further round of sanctions on Myanmar’s military government, targeting three individuals and one entity “for their roles related to the procurement of Russian-produced military arms from Belarus for the Burmese regime.”
In a statement announcing the sanctions, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the sanctions “aim to target those abetting the military’s ability to carry out human rights abuses.”