KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Monday defied Western pressure to end the prosecution of the imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, with a top prosecutor saying she will be charged in connection with a murder from 16 years ago.
The statement was likely to draw further anger from the United States and the European Union, who have condemned Tymoshenko’s seven-year jail sentence as politically motivated. Top EU officials are already boycotting the European soccer championship matches hosted by Ukraine this month because of the Tymoshenko case.
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