Ukraine tensions

Policemen looking at supporters of the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who set a tent camp near a court building during a protest in Kiev’s downtown. Tensions rose in Ukraine yesterday between the authorities and supporters of...

Policemen looking at supporters of the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who set a tent camp near a court building during a protest in Kiev’s downtown. Tensions rose in Ukraine yesterday between the authorities and supporters of imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko after a court said an indefinite protest demanding her release was illegal. A larger demonstration is scheduled for today when the court is due to reopen a controversial hearing that could put one of the country’s most flamboyant but divisive figures in jail for seven to 10 years.

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