huge network of business monopolies in response to the coup detentions and use of lethal force against demonstrators the european union is expected to follow suit russia which has shown support for myanmars ruling military council on tuesday said the west risked triggering a civil war in the country by imposing sanctions on the junta fitch solutions said in a report issued on wednesday that targeted western sanctions alone were unlikely to succeed in restoring democracy it predicted in the mediumterm a violent revolution between the military on one side and an armed opposition comprised of members of the anticoup movement and ethic militias some ethnic minority forces which control large swathes of border regions have said they can not stand by as the junta kills people and already engaged the military in skirmishes fitch said myanmar was heading towards being a failed state the escalating violence on civilians and ethnic militias show that the tatmadaw military is increasingly losing control of the country it said adding that the vast majority of people backed the parallel government