World news about “Yulia Tymoshenko” published by euronews.
Ukraine MPs disrupt key Yanukovich speech A keynote speech to parliament by Ukraine’s president has been disrupted by supporters of the jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving seven… 07/02/2012
French official denied visit to former Ukraine PM France has expressed fresh concerns over the plight of Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. It comes after France’s human rights… 19/01/2012
Demand for Schulz to visit Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Freedom for Ukraine’s opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko must be a priority for the newly elected President of the European Parliament, Italian MEP Licia… 18/01/2012
Tymoshenko lawyer struggles to get to court The lawyer of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko climbs over a fence separating security forces and Tymoshenko supporters, to attend his… 14/12/2011
Police and Tymoshenko supporters scuffle outside Kiev appeal court – nocomment Tension erupted into scuffles between dozens of supporters of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Ukrainian riot police outside the Kiev… 14/12/2011
Protest outside jail on Tymoshenko’s birthday – nocomment Supporters of Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko demonstrated outside her prison on Sunday – her 51st birthday. Tymoshenko was… 27/11/2011
Tymoshenko makes plea from prison windowUkrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is seen through a prison window in Kiev November 4, 2011. Tymoshenko, in a dramatic plea from her prison cell… 05/11/2011
Ukraine’s president defends Tymoshenko trial Ukraine’s ambitions to join the EU were expected to take a big step forward this week during a visit by President Viktor Yanukovic to Brussels. But… 20/10/2011
EU steps up pressure on Kiev over Tymoshenko The EU is stepping up the pressure on Kiev to free Yulia Tymoshenko ahead of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s planned visit to Brussels this week… 17/10/2011
Europe Weekly – crunch summit approaches In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly we look at the accusations that Syrians living abroad have been intimidated by President Bashar al-Assad’s diplomats… 14/10/2011
Topless Tymoshenko supporters rally outside court – nocomment Hundreds of supporters of Tymoshenko gathered outside the courthouse in the centre of Kiev on Tuesday. 12/10/2011
EU feels let down by Ukraine over Tymoshenko The EU has expressed disappointment at the Tymoshenko verdict. A statement from the foreign policy office said justice was being applied selectively in… 11/10/2011
Rough waters ahead in EU-Ukraine relations The sentence in the Tymoshenko case has shocked Ukraine and surprised many people around the world. Just after the sentence was passed, euronews witnessed the… 11/10/2011
Tymoshenko’s ordeal Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko, convicted of abuse of office in resolving a gas dispute, has had her share of accusations of shady dealing on the path from… 11/10/2011
Ukraine and Belarus top Eastern Partnership summit EU leaders head to Poland today faced with the tricky task of re-energising relations with the bloc’s eastern neighbours. Democracy and human rights abuses… 29/09/2011
Topless protest at Tymoshenko trial – nocomment Activists from Ukraine’s Femen group staged a topless protest in a show of anger against the entire political class amid the trial against former Prime… 17/08/2011
Tymoshenko supporters and police clash – nocomment After a judge refused a third request to release Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, scuffles broke out as officers clashed with Tymoshenko… 09/08/2011
Ukraine’s ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko arrested – nocomment Police arrested former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during her abuse-of-office trial for violations of court procedures. Her supporters in court… 06/08/2011
Tymoshenko: ‘I will never abandon Ukraine’ In order to go to Brussels for the European People’s Party conference, the leader of the Ukrainian opposition ‘Fatherland’ party, Yulia Tymoshenko, had to ask… 31/03/2011
Tymoshenko’s husband granted asylumThe husband of Ukraine’s former Prime Minister has been granted asylum in the Czech Republic. Oleksander Tymoshenko, who’s wife Yulia was jailed for 7 years… 06/01/2012
Tymoshenko’s husband granted Czech asylumThe Czech Republic has granted asylum to Oleksander Tymoshenko, the husband of Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader. Yulia Tymoshenko’s party said her whole… 06/01/2012
Prison transfer for Ukraine ex-PM TymoshenkoFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is now in a detention centre in the east of the country, after being moved from a jail in the capital Kiev… 30/12/2011
EU-Ukraine summit founders over TymoshenkoThey have finished negotiations but not enough progress has been made for a deal. A Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev has focused on a possible political and trade… 20/12/2011
Tymoshenko’s jail appeal falls flatYulia Tymoshenko has failed in her latest attempt to overturn her seven-year jail sentence for abuse of office. The former Ukrainian prime minister was not… 14/12/2011
Tymoshenko legal battle intensifies as appeal opensAlthough illness prevented Yulia Tymoshenko from attending the opening of her appeal against a corruption conviction, her supporters were determined to make… 13/12/2011
Scuffles in Ukraine as Tymoshenko appeal startsSupporters of jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko have clashed with security forces at the start of her appeal hearing. Scuffles broke… 13/12/2011
Tymoshenko ‘re-arrested’ in Ukraine prison cellA Ukrainian court has held a hearing inside Yulia Tymoshenko’s prison cell, where the opposition leader was in bed with back problems. Prosecutors formally… 09/12/2011
Court opens Tymoshenko appeal against jailingA Ukrainian court started hearing the appeal of jailed former prime minister Yuila Tymoshenko on Wednesday. The 51-year-old did not appear for the hearing… 01/12/2011
Ukraine’s Orange Revolution: a sombre seventh anniversaryIt was a far cry from the mass protests of the Orange Revolution. Seven years on, the remnants of Ukraine’s pro-democracy movement gathered in Independence… 22/11/2011
Ukraine’s faded orangeRevolutionary energy in Ukraine today is a far cry from seven years ago. Then, hundreds of thousands of people protested over a presidential election they… 22/11/2011
Ukraine parliament rejects freeing TymoshenkoThere were protests in the Ukrainian parliament after it voted against changing a law which could have led to the freeing of jailed former Prime Minister… 16/11/2011
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko charged with tax evasionKIEV, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, already sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of office, has been charged… 11/11/2011
EU-Ukraine ties troubled again over old case against TymoshenkoRelations between the EU and Ukraine hang in the balance over fresh criminal charges facing former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. She is now being… 26/10/2011
Ukraine revives old case against TymoshenkoFresh charges of embezzlement are being made by Ukraine’s state prosecutor against the now jailed former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko. The move comes… 25/10/2011
EU delays Ukraine talks over Tymoshenko caseThe EU on Tuesday postponed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s visit to Brussels as relations soured over the jailing of former prime minister Yulia… 18/10/2011
Pressure mounts on Yanukovych over TymoshenkoThe European Union has indefinitely postponed an invitation to Ukraine’s president over the jailing last week of the country’s former Prime Minister Yulia… 18/10/2011
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko faces new corruption claimsNew criminal charges have been filed against jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Security officials are alleging she was involved in a… 14/10/2011
Pro-Tymoshenko camp vows to remainIn Ukraine, supporters of the jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko have promised to maintain their protest camp until she is released. They have… 12/10/2011
Wide condemnation of Tymoshenko verdictThere has been a stunned reaction in Ukraine and elsewhere to the seven year jail sentence handed down to former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. She was… 12/10/2011
Ukraine reacts to Tymoshenko verdictIn Kiev, riot police were on duty before court proceedings began against Yulia Tymoshenko. About 2,000 supporters mixed with crowds of anti-Tymoshenko… 11/10/2011
Putin calls Tymoshenko jail term unfairRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the jail term handed to former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was unfair. Tymoshenko was… 11/10/2011
Tymoshenko found guilty and given seven years in jailA Kiev court on Tuesday sentenced former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in jail for ‘exceeding her powers’. The court said… 11/10/2011
Tymoshenko supporter: we’re ready for the revolutionOutside the court, riot police were out in force. Hundreds of supporters of Tymoshenko gathered outside the courthouse in the centre of Kiev, and there were… 11/10/2011
Seven years jail for guilty TymoshenkoA Kiev court on Tuesday sentenced former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in jail for ‘exceeding her powers’. The court said… 11/10/2011
Fears of unrest at Tymoshenko hearingOutside the court where the corruption trial of Yulia Tymoshenko is being held is being read, riot police are out in force. Hundreds of Tymoshenko’s… 11/10/2011
Judge: Tymoshenko “exceeded her powers”It is the climax of the court case against Ukraine’s ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. A judge has begun reading his verdict after her trial on charges… 11/10/2011
Verdict in Tymoshenko trial due todayThe verdict in the ‘abuse-of-office’ trial of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is due today. Prosecuters are pushing for a seven-year sentence… 11/10/2011
Kiev awaits Tymoshenko verdictA Kiev court will hand down its verdict on Tuesday in the corruption trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Prosecutors are seeking a… 10/10/2011
Yanukovich faces pressure over trial of ex-PMThe trial of former Ukranian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been adjourned until October 11th. The ex-leader is charged with abuse of office in… 01/10/2011
Tymoshenko verdict set for October 11A Kiev judge has adjourned the corruption trial of Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko until October 11. The court is set to give its verdict on… 30/09/2011
Tymoshenko trial casts shadow over EU meeting in WarsawLeaders from European Union member countries and their counterparts from eastern European countries are meeting in the Polish capital, Warsaw, for discussions… 30/09/2011
EU tells Ukraine to give Tymoschenko a fair trialThe European Union on Wednesday urged Ukraine to give former prime minister Yulia Tymoschenko a fair trial amid fears it is politically motivated. On… 28/09/2011
Tymoshenko could face seven year sentenceProsecutors in Ukraine want 7 years in jail for former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko over a gas deal with Russia. She is accused of exceeding her… 28/09/2011
Kiev prosecutors seek seven years for TymoshenkoThe trial of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has resumed in Kiev after a two-week break, amid international pressure for the case to… 27/09/2011
Ukraine opposition snubs opening of parliamentUkraine’s opposition has used the opening of parliament as an opportunity to protest over the ongoing incarceration of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko… 06/09/2011
Protests mark Ukraine’s 20 years of independenceUkraine has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union. President Viktor Yanukovich used the occasion to put the… 24/08/2011
Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko tells court she’s illFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has told the court trying her for abuse of office that she is unwell and she wants to be examined by a doctor… 19/08/2011
Former ‘Orange’ allies face off at Tymoshenko trialUkraine’s ex-president Viktor Yushchenko had to run a gauntlet of angry supporters of the country’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko as he attended… 17/08/2011
Tymoshenko trial resumes in KievThe trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has resumed in Kiev. Hundreds of people gathered outside the courthouse. There was a stand-off… 10/08/2011
Ukraine keeps ex-PM Tymoshenko in custodyUkraine’s former prime minister is to remain in police custody. Yulia Tymoshenko was detained on Friday during her trial for abuse of office for contempt of… 09/08/2011
EU defends gas deal behind Tymoshenko chargesThe EU has voiced more concern about the trial of Ukraine’s former prime minister. Yulia Tymoshenko arrived at court to hear that her request for release… 08/08/2011
Judge refuses to free Tymoshenko from custodyA judge has turned down a request by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s lawyers to free her from detention during her trial for abuse of… 08/08/2011
Kiev bans protests against arrest of TymoshenkoAuthorities in Ukraine have banned a planned street protest in support of jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Police arrived early this morning… 07/08/2011
Klitschko joins fight against arrest of Ukraine’s former PMSupporters of the jailed Ukrainian former prime minister are promising to step up their protest over her detention. Yulia Tymoshenko is being held in… 06/08/2011
Western reaction may be key to Tymoshenko’s releaseA Ukrainian political analysts has told euronews that the release of Ukraine’s former prime minister may depend on international reaction. Yulia Tymoshenko… 06/08/2011
Tymoshenko supporters refuse to moveHundreds of Tymoshenko supporters have gathered in the street in central Kiev outside the courthouse. Protesters have put up posters and some have set… 06/08/2011
EU criticises Tymoshenko contempt decisionThe former Prime Minister of Ukraine has been taken from court to a detention centre in Kiev after being charged with contempt during her trial. The judge… 06/08/2011
Tymoshenko supporters tussle with policeSupporters of Ukraine’s former prime minister Yuila Tymoshenko tussled with police on Friday as the 50-year-old was arrested for contempt of court. She has… 05/08/2011
Ukraine PM Tymoshenko detained by courtUkraine’s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been remanded in custody. The move follows a state prosecutor’s motion accusing her of disturbing… 05/08/2011
Ukraine court rejects arrest of ex-PM TymoshenkoA court in Ukraine has rejected a bid to place former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in custody. State prosecutors called for her arrest, saying she was… 27/07/2011
Ukraine’s ex-PM Tymoshenko expelled from her trialUkraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been expelled from court during a raucous hearing in her abuse-of-power trial. Police clashed with… 06/07/2011
Tymoshenko: We’re being tailed and our phones tappedThe next shots in the Yulia Tymoshenko trial will be fired on Wednesday following a judge’s adjournment in Kiev. The former Ukrainian prime minister had a… 04/07/2011
Tymoshenko slams trial as shamFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s trial in Kiev on charges of abuse of power began on Wednesday, but only to be ajourned until July 4. The… 29/06/2011
Tymoshenko attacks Ukraine court case ‘farce’Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing over charges of abuse of power, in a case she believes is… 24/06/2011
Ukraine’s Unity Day brings calls for opposition to uniteUkraine’s Unity Day brought thousands of people onto the streets of Kiev. Alongside the nationalists’ colourful displays – including a huge yellow flag –… 23/01/2011
Ukrainian opposition leader faces criminal chargesUkraine’s opposition has reacted furiously after the country’s prosecutor’s office re-opened an old criminal investigation against former prime minister Yulia… 12/05/2010
Ukraine’s Prime Minister takes holiday after her coalition is oustedUkraine’s beleaguered Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has announced she is to take holiday leave, after her governing coalition was ousted by a vote of no… 03/03/2010
No-confidence vote passed over Ukrainian governmentIts the end of a political era in Ukraine. The country’s parliament has backed a vote of no-confidence in the government of Prime Minister Yulia… 03/03/2010
From bad to worse for Tymoshenko in UkraineUkraine’s governing coalition has collapsed, after its leaders failed to submit enough signatures to show they maintained a majority. Prime Minister Yulia… 02/03/2010
Tymoshenko awaits confidence voteUkrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is battling for her political future a day before a vote of no confidence in her government. Tymoshenko lost last… 02/03/2010
Reluctant Tymoshenko throws in the towelThe Ukrainian prime minister has abandoned her legal challenge of the recent presidential election but insists she was cheated of victory. Yulia Tymoshenko… 20/02/2010
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko drops poll legal appealUkrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has asked to drop her legal challenge of presidential election results earlier this month, but insists the vote was… 20/02/2010
Ukraine awaits ruling on presidential pollKiev’s highest court is considering an appeal against the result of Ukraine’s presidential poll. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is challenging… 19/02/2010
Ukraine suspends election result pending probeA court in Ukraine has suspended the result of the country’s presidential election. The legal body has agreed to consider a challenge by the vanquished… 17/02/2010
Ukrainian court suspends election resultA top Ukrainian court has suspended the result of the country’s recent presidential election after a legal challenge by the losing candidate, Yulia… 17/02/2010
Yanukovich declared winner of Ukraine electionUkrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich has been declared the official winner of the 2010 presidential election. The country’s Central Election… 14/02/2010
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko to fight poll defeat in court“Yanukovich is not our president,” declared Ukraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko in a defiant televised message on Saturday. Tymoshenko believes she was cheated out… 14/02/2010
Ukraine: Yanukovich calls on PM to step downThe man who narrowly came out on top in Ukraine’s presidential election at the weekend has publicly called on his opponent to concede defeat and step down as… 10/02/2010
Ukraine: Yanukovich calls on PM to quitIn Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich, who secured a narrow victory in the presidential election at the weekend, has publicly called on his opponent to concede defeat… 10/02/2010
Yanukovich ahead by 3.48%, all votes countedIt is a lead of just 3.48 percentage points. Ukraine’s electoral commission says with 100 percent of votes counted after the weekend presidential run-off… 10/02/2010
Tymoshenko to contest election resultUkraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is to challenge the result of the country’s presidential run-off election in the courts. Facing defeat by her… 09/02/2010
Tymoshenko refuses to concede electionYulia Tymoshenko is reportedly vowing to never accept defeat. Ukrainian television reports the Prime Minister has decided not to concede after Sunday’s… 09/02/2010
Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko’s next moveUkraine is still waiting for opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich to be confirmed as the country’s next president with pressure mounting on rival Yulia… 09/02/2010
Pressure on Ukraine’s Tymoshenko to concedeThere is growing pressure on Yulia Tymoshenko to concede defeat. Supporters of pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovich are celebrating his victory as Ukraine’s new… 08/02/2010
Yanukovich supporters hail victory‘One leader, one state’ was the slogan that hauled Viktor Yanukovich to victory. The leader of the Party of the Regions has promised a strong, independent and… 08/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovich promises reformThe result is not official but the exit polls have Viktor Yanukovich as the winner of the run off in the Ukranian President election. The 59-year-old had the… 07/02/2010
Tymoshenko refuses to concede defeatYulia Tymoshenko was the first of the two candidates to react to the exit polls, which have given her rival such a slender lead. The woman, who has in her… 07/02/2010
Ukraine prepares for presidential voteWith Ukraine’s presidential poll said by some to be too close to call, the candidates could be forgiven for praying for divine intervention a day before the… 06/02/2010
Prayers and pop end Ukraine campaignCampaigning for Ukraine’s run-off presidential election on Sunday has drawn to a close with the two candidates holding final rallies just a few hundred metres… 06/02/2010
Tensions rise ahead of Ukraine presidential voteUkraine’s Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovich head into a final clash for the presidency on Sunday, but the prospect of post-election unrest threatens any… 05/02/2010
