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The State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine has allowed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to meet with First Deputy Head of the Batkivschyna Party Oleksandr Turchynov and EU Ambassador to Ukraine Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira.

“At the request of the prisoner, as an exception, the permission to hold such a meeting has been granted. Tymoshenko has been informed about this decision,” the press office of the State Penitentiary Service reported on Tuesday.

“We recall that doctors proposed limiting the number of meetings with the patient during her stay in hospital,” the press office said.