MOSCOW — The Ukrainian authorities abruptly transferred the jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenkoto a prison camp about 300 miles east of the capital on Friday, a move that her supporters suspect is intended to cut off her access to the press and the public.
Ms. Tymoshenko, 51, a former prime minister whose charisma helped drive the pro-Western Orange Revolution in 2004, was sentenced to seven years in prison this fallon charges that she harmed Ukraine’s interests by agreeing to pay Russia a high price for natural gas.
