RT News - April 22, 2019 (12:00 MSK)

Campaigning on a promise to stop the civil war in the east of the country and reopen dialogue with Moscow TV star and political newcomer Vladimir Zelensky secures a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election. The death toll soars in Sri Lanka to almost 300 people, after a series of bombs rock the country's Easter Celebrations. More than 20 people have now been arrested. The King of Bahrain reinstates the citizenship of more than 500 people after an outcry from human rights defenders. However, the problematic situation in the country receives little attention from the US, a long-term ally of Washington.