Seven Years in Jail for Ukraine's Former PM Tymoshenko

October 11, 2011 from Russia Today

Seven years behind bars and $200 million to repay -- that is the sentence for Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for abusing her authority while signing gas deals with Russia. RT's Alexey Yaroshevskiy is following the events from outside the court where Tymoshenko supporters have been involved in scuffles with police.

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Yulia Tymoshenko

Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko, née Grigyan, born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. Tymoshenko is the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union "Fathe... Explore this topic

Ukraine

Ukraine (English pronunciation /juːˈkreɪn/; Ukrainian: Україна, Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/) is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and the... Explore this topic

Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian statesman and politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010. Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002. Subsequently he was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 21 November 2002, to 31 Dec... Explore this topic

Russia

Russia or, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania an... Explore this topic

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300, though higher numbers have been cited in the press. Kiev is an important industrial, scientif... Explore this topic

Political corruption

Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal ac... Explore this topic

European Union

الاتحاد الأوروبي هو جمعية دولية للدول الأوروبية يضم 27 دولة، تأسس بناء على اتفاقية معروفة باسم معاهدة ماسترخت الموقعة عام 1992 م، ولكن العديد من أفكاره موجودة منذ خمسينات القرن الماضي. من أهم مبادئ الاتحاد الأوروبي نقل صلاحيات الدول القومية إلى المؤسسات الدولية الأوروبية. لكن ... Explore this topic

Russia Today

RT, also known as Russia Today, is an international multilingual Russian-based television network. It is registered as an autonomous non-profit organization funded by the federal budget of Russia through the Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of the Russian Federa... Explore this topic

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