Ukraine's Tymoshenko sentenced to 7 years in jail

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday on charges of abuse of office in signing a gas deal with Russia, a verdict the European Union and the United States both condemned as politically motivated.

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