Tymoshenko prison sentence strengthens Russia's hand in Ukraine gas talks

Tymoshenko prison sentence strengthens Russia's hand in Ukraine gas talks

Press quote (Bloomberg)
Tomas Valasek
13 October 2011
"Ukraine's already stuttering movement towards" the EU "has come to a grinding halt," said Tomas Valasek of the CER. "What they've done is sacrifice the European option for the sake of domestic political gains. Against their wishes, they are now somewhat closer to Russia."