Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Suspected in Murder Case
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/GettyImages(NEW YORK) — Former Ukrainan Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a galvanizing figure in the Orange Revolution of 2004, has been named a suspect in the murder of a powerful businessman and lawmaker and three others in 1996….
Mixing Sport and Politics? Countries Threaten to Boycott Euro Cup
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/GettyImages(BRUSSELS, Belgium) — Outrage over Ukraine’s treatment of an opposition leader has sparked calls in Europe to do the unthinkable: boycott Europe’s biggest soccer tournament. What was supposed to be Ukraine&rs…
Alleged Abuse of Former Ukrainian PM Causes Euro 2012 Boycott
STR/AFP/GettyImages(NEW YORK) — The Euro 2012 soccer tournament is helping bring to light the controversy surrounding former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s imprisonment on what her supporters say are trumped up charges.Tymoshenko, 5…
