Yulia Tymoshenko

Ukraine's highest court upholds Tymoshenko's conviction

Ukraine's highest court on Wednesday upheld the guilty verdict against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is in jail on abuse of office charges.

Euro 2012 isn't only about football, it's about politics too

Less than two weeks before the opening game of UEFA Euro 2012 kicks off, several European nations are threatening to boycott Euro 2012.

Tymoshenko moved from prison to hospital

Ukraine's jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, whose plight in prison has soured relations between the country's leadership and the West, was moved to a local hospital.

Tymoshenko's daughter to meet German minister

A German government spokesman says the justice minister will meet the daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Polish opposition wants Euro 2012 final moved to Warsaw

The leader of Poland's main opposition party on called Saturday for the final of Euro 2012 to be moved from Kiev to Warsaw in protest against the Ukrainian authorities' alleged mistreatment of jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Merkel urges treatment for imprisoned Tymoshenko

The German Chancellor urged Ukraine to allow jailed ex-Premier Yulia Tymoshenko "proper treatment" for her ailments, reiterating that she could come to Germany for medical care.

Ukraine's image takes a beating as Euro 2012 looms

Boycott threats by European politicians are multiplying after the recent political turmoil in Ukraine, which includes their ex-PM's imprisonment.

Ukraine's jailed ex-PM goes on hunger strike

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko alleged on Tuesday that guards at the prison where she is being held severely beat her and said she has begun a hunger strike