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Speaking on Independence square on Feb.23, Yulia Tymoshenko urged people to continue the demonstrations. She also vowed to reenter politics, earning loud cheers from the crowd.
Yulia Tymoshenko has lost none of her oratorical powers.
As soon as Ukraine’s former prime minister was released from prison on February 23, she flew to Kyiv to address thousands of protesters who for weeks have occupied the city’s Independence Square. Speaking from a wheelchair because of her back problems, Tymoshenko urged people to continue the demonstrations. She also vowed to reenter politics, earning loud cheers from the crowd.
