May 4, 2012

European Leaders Shun Ukraine

Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun

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The former prime minister, imprisoned for 'abuse of office', is in the second week of a hunger strike after being beaten by prison guards.

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TAGGED: Europe, Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko

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