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Sunday, 19 May

16:25
US State Department Revoked the Visa of a Giuliani Ally
Rudy Giuliani’s Ukrainian associate Andrii Telizhenko had his visa revoked, as reported by the Washington Post. Among other places, Mr. Telizhenko used to work for the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office and the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington D.C. Former diplomat and avid Trump supporter, Telizhenko has worked with Donald Trump’s controversial personal lawyer to spread conspiracy theories about the Biden family and Ukraine’s alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election.

06:45
The White House extended sanctions against Russia for another year
The U.S. President Donald Trump extended sanctions imposed against Russia over its aggression in Ukraine for another year.

08:05
The United Kingdom has made a scandalous decision on sanctions against Russia
The United Kingdom is going to lift sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia. With this, the UK is going to remove restrictions on imports of foil, pipes, and ferrosilicon from the Russian Federation.

14:12
​The US announced new Crimea-related sanctions against Russia
The US Treasury Department announced new Crimea-related sanctions against Russia. Eight individuals were added to the sanctions list, seven of whom are acting as Moscow-supported "government" officials in the Crimean Peninsula.

15:09
Experts made an important statement on the future of anti-Russian sanctions
Sanctions should remain a key instrument of pressure on Russia to reestablish Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, as stated by Ukrainian and Italian foreign policy experts during a round-table discussion organized by the International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS) together with Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and supported by the International Renaissance Foundation.

18:41
EU agreed to expand sanctions against Russia over the annexation of Crimea
The ambassadors of the European Union have agreed to expand sanctions against Russia over the annexation of Crimea, as reported by European news agencies with reference to sources in the EU.