11 October: A court in Kiev this morning found former Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko guilty of exceeding her powers. The European Union criticised Ukraine on Monday for use of ‘selective justice’ regarding the trial of the former Ukrainian Premier (agenc

The court, presided by Judge Rodion Kireev this morning ruled that Tymoshenko exceeded her powers when she ordered state energy firm Naftogaz to sign a gas deal with Russia in 2009.

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