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The Batkivschyna Party has declined to comment on Czech press reports that the husband of Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Oleksandr, asked for a political asylum in the Czech Republic.

"We cannot comment on this information yet," the party spokesperson told Interfax-Ukraine on Friday.

The Czech newspaper Pravo reported that Oleksandr Tymoshenko, who is currently in the Czech Republic, asked for a political asylum in that country.