Tymoshenko Prison Sentence Strengthens Russia’s Hand in Ukraine

Business Week Thursday 13th October, 2011

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s prison sentence may have squashed President Viktor Yanukovych’s drive for closer ties with the European Union, putting him at Russia’s mercy before gas-price talks.

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