19 November 2019

• Pompeo Champions Trump’s Ukraine Actions Ahead Of This Week’s Impeachment Hearings
  As the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry begins its second week of public hearings to determine whether President Donald Trump abused the power of his office by withholding military aid to Ukraine, America’s top diplomat defended his policy.
• Ukraine Court Releases Head Of State Bank Suspected Of Money Laundering Amid IMF Visit
  A Kyiv court on November 18 released the chairman of a Ukrainian state-owned bank accused of money laundering while setting bail at $120,000 that the suspect must pay in five weeks.
• U.S. Cancels Civil-Nuclear-Cooperation Waiver For Iran
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is canceling one of four sanctions waivers that allowed foreign firms to cooperate with Iran's civilian nuclear program without penalties.
• Russia's Yandex Proposes New Governance Structure Amid Kremlin Pressure
  Russian Internet giant Yandex has proposed creating a new "public interest foundation" to oversee its business operations in a move that is seen as a response to Kremlin pressure to limit foreign influence.
• Zelenskiy Appoints U.S. Lawyer As Adviser Amid Outreach To Ukrainian Diaspora
  Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed a U.S.-born lawyer of Ukrainian descent as an adviser with a mandate to build relations with ethnic Ukrainians living in the United States.