U.N. Security Council fails to take action against Myanmar’s military coup

The UN Security Council failed to agree on a statement that would have condemned the coup in Myanmar, called on the military to show restraint and threatened to consider "other measures," but diplomats noted the talks would likely continue.

The diplomats said that during an initial attempt to finalize the text, China, Russia, Vietnam and India proposed late Tuesday to introduce amendments to a British draft, including deleting the reference to a coup, and the threat to consider further measures.

Violent clashes between security forces and protesters continued in Myanmar as demonstrators are taking to streets in different cities to protest the Military coup that took place on Feb. 1.

Earlier, the US Department of Commerce announced imposing sanctions on Myanmar’s Ministries of Defense and home affairs by adding them in its trade blacklist, to punish Myanmar’s army for its Feb 1 coup.

Sanctions were imposed on the two ministries, in addition to two other entities in the country, due to the coup in Myanmar, according to a statement by the US Department.