Minister: Timoshenko verdict a setback

The former Ukrainian Premier Yulian Timoshenko who has been sentenced to seven years in prison for exceeding her powers in signing a gas deal with Russia. Archive.
The former Ukrainian Premier Yulian Timoshenko who has been sentenced to seven years in prison for exceeding her powers in signing a gas deal with Russia. Archive.
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Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal has criticised today’s guilty verdict and sentence against the former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Timoshenko saying the move was a serious setback for Ukraine.

“The sentence handed down on Yulia Timoshenko is a serious setback for te Rule of Law in Ukraine. The judgment is a culmination of a court case that has not lived up to international standards,” Søvndal says.

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