As the May deadline for signing a EU-Ukraine association agreement approaches, some EU countries are prepared to overlook the imprisonment of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, arguing that the Union should not lose Ukraine over the fate of one person.
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip recently opened a Pandora’s box by saying that EU-Ukraine relations should not hinge on “one lady”, referring to Tymoshenko.
Ansip’s comment, made three weeks ago over a visit to Ukraine, unleashed a barrage of criticism. But many in fact concurred with him.
