Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov argued on Nov. 9 that it is irresponsible of the European Union to link a planned association agreement with Ukraine to the issue of Yulia Tymoshenko, a former Ukrainian prime minister who is serving a seven-year prison term on a controversial charge of an abuse of office.
“If anyone becomes as bold – I primarily mean European politicians – as
to put the future of our country or such a highly important political
decision on a par with this very questionable demand on Tymoshenko –
very questionable from the legal point of view, and from any other point
of view, for that matter, – they will take on a lot of responsibility.
And it won’t be our responsibility either,” Azarov told reporters in
Donetsk.
