Topic: Yuliya Tymoshenko

Ukraine's president showed no mercy Friday for imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, despite increasing fears that her case will hurt ...

Ukraine's Tymoshenko loses appeal against jailing

KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukraine appeals court on Friday upheld the guilty verdict and seven-year jail sentence imposed on former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko over abuse-of-office charges in a case that has soured Ukraine's ties with the West.The ruling suggests Tymoshenko ...

Ukraine's Tymoshenko boycotts "farce" appeal trial

KIEV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will boycott her own appeal against a seven year sentence for abuse of office, her legal team said on Thursday, branding the court case a farce.Tymoshenko, the fiercest opponent of President Viktor Yanukovich ...

Tymoshenko case casts shadow over EU-Ukraine summit

KIEV (Reuters) - A summit meeting between the European Union and Ukraine seems certain to run aground on Monday over the Kiev leadership's treatment of political opponents instead of showcasing - as once planned - the launch of a new strategic relationship.The crowning ...

Ukraine's Tymoshenko back in jail after check-up

KIEV (Reuters) - (Adds details, background)KIEV, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Jailed Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was taken to hospital on Wednesday for a medical check-up and then returned to jail after doctors found she had no life-threatening ailment, the prison service said ...

Ukraine leader orders Tymoshenko health check

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday vowed to provide immediate treatment to jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko amid growing concerns over the opposition leader's health.Yanukovych's comments came as pressure mounted on Ukraine from the European Union to release the 2004 ...

Poland, Sweden to try football diplomacy on Ukraine

KIEV/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Poland and Sweden's foreign ministers are to meet Ukraine's richest man, billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, in a new bid to secure the release of Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko whose jailing has shaken Ukraine's relations with the ...
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Supporters oppose Tymoshenko prison sentence

Ukrainians react sharply to the sentencing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, jailed for seven years on charges of abuse of office. Nick...

Clashes erupt as Tymoshenko sentenced

Clashes erupt outside a Ukrainian court just before a judge sentences former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abuse of...