Ukraine's parliament meets on Thursday in what could be a final chance to agree legislation that would free jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko in time for an EU summit where Kiev hopes to sign a historic deal with the bloc.
EU leaders have made clear that Ukraine will
only be able to sign the Association Agreement — a first step to
membership — at the November 28-29 summit in Vilnius if it allows some
form of release to Tymoshenko who was jailed in 2011 in a controversial
abuse of authority case.
