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Kyiv Court of Appeals is expected to start considering an appeal against the sentence on former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the 'gas case' in mid-December.

A defense lawyer for the ex-premier has announced this on Nov, 9.

"The court will start considering the appeal in mid-December, approximately on [December] 13,"he said.