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Tymoshenko's return to Ukrainian politics (2014x3)

: 27, 2014

When Yanukovych came to power in 2010, he led the charge against Tymoshenko for abuse of power. The accusation was that her energy negotiations with Russia were based on her personal interests, and there is certainly some truth to the story. I personnally think that both Yanukovych and Tymoshenko had huge corrupt dealings. But in essence this was a politicelly motivated trial, because Yanukovich nullified his political opponent. And what happened next is even more important, European leaders rallied behind Tymoshenko and condemned it as political persecution. And many of Europe's biggest media entrerprises depicted Tymoshenko as a pro-Western hero, when in fact she never was pro-West, for that matter she wasnt pro-Russian either.