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Ukraine court finds ex-PM Timoshenko guilty

Marcus SchlenchOctober 11, 2011

A court in Ukraine has found former prime minister Julia Timoshenko guilty of abuse of power in a gas deal with Russia, and jailed her for seven years. She calls the charges politically motivated, and says her archrival, President Viktor Yanukovich wants to keep her from running for office.

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