What kind of conditions is Yulia Tymoshenko facing in jail? It all depends on whom you ask.
Prison officials say the former Ukrainian prime minister is enjoying European-standard comforts at the Kachanivska Penal Colony No. 54 in Kharkiv, where she was transferred one day before New Year's Eve to serve a seven-year sentence for abuse of office.
A press release issued by Ukraine's State Penitentiary System says Tymoshenko's prison cell "meets all European requirements and standards of detention," and comes equipped with everything from a microwave oven to a washing machine and even a bidet.
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