WAR IN UKRAINE: May 19, 2023

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Day 450

  • G7 leaders said they will “starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine". Measures will restrict export of items "critical to Russia on the battlefield". Sanctions will also target groups accused of moving material to the front for Moscow. However, as I told BBC World Television, the western sanctions packages haven’t had the desired paralysing effect on Moscow

  • "The impact of the war on Ukrainian media outlets has been absolutely devastating. More than 50 killed - not only in the performance of their professional duties, but also battling on the frontline. A lot of journalists have also left for the west and others are volunteering on the frontline" - on BBC World Television a few hours ago talking to Impact host Yalda Hakim about the harsh impact of Russia’s full scale invasion on the media sector

  • Britain has announced new sanctions against Russia aimed at advanced military technologies and imports of diamonds to cut Moscow's "sources of income."

  • The Russian parliament's lower chamber, the State Duma, on May 18 approved in the final reading a bill legalizing elections in Ukrainian territories that Moscow took over in its ongoing invasion - RFE/RL

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