A Ukrainian court sentenced former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison on Tuesday for abuse of office in a politically charged ruling that drew criticism from the West and Russia. The prosecution of Ms. Tymoshenko, the opposition leader who was the driving force behind the 2004 Orange Revolution that brought a pro-Western government to power, has become a litmus test for her archrival, President Viktor Yanukovych. Read full story here.
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Wall Street Journal: Ex-Ukraine leader gets 7 years in jail
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, her daughter Yevgenia, right, and advocate, left, are seen during her trial at the Pecherskiy District Court in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.
