EU warns Kiev over Tymoshenko ‘show trial’

European Union Foreign Ministers warned Ukraine’s leadership on the 3 September 2011 that integration with the 27-nation EU could be jeopardised by a 'show trial' against opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko that is expected to wrap up later in September 2011.

Ukraine was on a potential collision course with the European Union after it pressed ahead with the controversial trial of Yulia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister and Orange Revolution leader on the 27 September 2011. A Ukrainian judge defied international pressure to drop the case when he reopened proceedings after a two-week pause.

BBC News, 27.9.11: Ukraine prosecutors ask for seven years for Tymoshenko http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15074368

ESO: Background information: Tymoshenko detention strains EU-Ukraine relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/tymoshenko-detention-strains-eu-ukraine-relations/

EU: EEAS: Ukraine http://eeas.europa.eu/ukraine/index_en.htm

EurActiv, 22.9.11: Füle warns Ukraine not to ruin its EU hopes http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/fuele-warns-ukraine-ruin-eu-hope-news-507849

Rzeczpospolita, 26.9.11: Association agreement on track (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu//en/content/news-brief/991061-association-agreement-track

EUObserver, 27.9.11: Ukraine trial restarts on eve of EU summit http://euobserver.com/24/113747

Respekt, 23.9.11: Stakes are high at the Tymoshenko trial http://www.presseurop.eu//en/content/article/981141-stakes-are-high-tymoshenko-trial

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