Opposition political parties – Batkivschyna, Svoboda, and Vitali Klitschko's UDAR Party – have called on former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to end her hunger strike.
“We, the opposition parties – Batkivschyna, Svoboda and Vitali
Klitschko’s UDAR Party – are addressing Ukrainian opposition leader
Yulia Tymoshenko. Yulia Volodymyrivna, your courage has always been and
is an example to us, and it inspires us in our struggle against the
regime of [President Viktor] Yanukovych. Ukraine needs you, your family
needs you, and all of us need you. Your struggle and your existence are a
threat to the government, and it would be happy to get rid of them in
the worst way,” reads a joint statement by opposition parties, which was
released on Monday.
“We are calling on you not to let them do that with you. End your
hunger strike, and do not make the greatest sacrifice. We are confident
that millions of Ukrainians and other people of goodwill will join this
request,” reads the statement.
As reported, on October 29, Tymoshenko went on a hunger strike in protest against rigged parliamentary elections.
