Senior U.S. Republican McConnell calls events in Myanmar "horrifying"

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called on Myanmar's military to immediately release the country's civilian political leaders, dubbing reports of a roundup "horrifying" and calling for a strong response from the Biden administration.

"The Biden Administration must take a strong stand and our partners and all democracies around the world should follow suit in condemning this authoritarian assault on democracy. We need to support the people of Burma in their journey toward democracy and impose costs on those who stand in their way," said McConnell, who has long had close ties to Aung San Suu Kyi.