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Ukraine boycott continues for Kyiv quarter-final against Italy over treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

There will be no government presence in Kyiv on June 24 for England’s Euro 2012 quarter-final clash with Italy amid continued concerns about “selective justice” in Ukraine, but sports minister Hugh Robertson is expected to travel to the semi-final in Poland if the team make it that far.

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