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The political highlights of the week - in which Ukraine was kicked out of the Euro 2012 football cup following a loss to England - are murder accusations against Tymoshenko and suggestions of German pressure over a 2009 gas deal she signed with Russia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Konstantin Grishchenko said in a recent interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, that Tymoshenko signed the gas deal at the request of Germany and other EU countries.

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