The Former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia TimoshenkoThe Former Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko has been sentenced for seven years in prison. She was imprisoned for acting beyond her powers when she signed natural-gas contracts with Russia in 2009. As a result of those negotiations of high price for Russian natural gas, she inflicted damages on the Ukrainian state gas company, Naftogaz, as well as on the Ukrainian economy.
From my point of view, this case is politically motivated. I think there are two main political motives. First one is to get rid of an opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko, who played an important role during the Orange Revolution. And the second motive is to modify the negotiations of 2009, in order to low the price of Russian gas sold to Ukraine. There is no doubt that the ex-prime minister of Ukraine exceeded her authority and made an individual decision which has been harmful to the country. But, do you think that because of this fact she must be in prison for seven years? Anyway, in my opinion, it is clear that the Ukrainian government is trying to do the same thing as Bulgaria had done previously. The Ukrainian government is trying to modify the negotiations of Russian natural gas. I have chosen this article because there are many european countries which depend on the Russian natural gas, so it is important to know about this issue which plays such crucial role in the IR.
Source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15250742
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