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Vitaliy Klitschko, World Heavyweight Boxing champion and leader of the Ukrainian political party UDAR (Punch), addresses Kiev rally

Clashes in Kiev ahead of pro-EU opposition rally

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in the Ukrainian capital and clashed with police last night, angered by a government decision to drop a landmark deal with the European Union in favour of closer ties with Russia.

News • 12 Dec 13

Yulia Tymoshenko's supporters want a full pardon so she can re-enter politics

Jailed ex-Ukrainian PM may get treatment abroad

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said he is ready to sign a law to allow jailed opponent Yulia Tymoshenko to go abroad for treatment, in an effort to clear the way for a landmark agreement with the European Union.

News • 12 Dec 13

Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison in October 2011

Further adjournment in Yulia Tymoshenko trial

Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's trial for tax evasion was adjourned again today.

World • 12 Dec 13

Vitaly Klitschko casts his vote in a polling station in Kiev

Ukraine's ruling party leads vote - exit poll

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's Party of the Regions is leading a parliamentary election with 30.5% of the party-list vote, an exit poll by the ICTV television station has shown.

News • 30 Oct 12

Yulia Tymoshenko is appealing a previous conviction to the ECHR

Former Ukraine leader Tymoshenko's trial adjourned

A Ukrainian court has adjourned the tax evasion and embezzlement trial of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko until 11 September after she refused to appear, citing poor health.

News • 14 Aug 12

Yulia Tymoshenko will be treated in hospital, under the supervision of German doctors

Yulia Tymoshenko ends hunger strike in Ukraine

Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has ended her hunger strike and moved to a hospital for treatment for back pains.

News • 09 May 12

Ukraine calls off regional summit after boycotts

Ukraine has put off a planned summit of eastern European leaders after a number of them declined to attend in protest over the treatment of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

News • 08 May 12

Yulia Tymoshenko displays bruises she says she received in custody

Ukraine condemns call for boycott of Euro 2012

The authorities in Ukraine have condemned calls for a boycott of this summer's Euro 2012 Championships over the alleged mistreatment of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

News • 01 May 12

Yulia Tymoshenko shows bruises she says she sustained in a beating by prison officers

Family concerned for Tymoshenko's health

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's health has deteriorated during her hunger strike, her daughter said.