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Al Jazeera: Why the Tymoshenko case matters
A drama has been unfolding in Europe for the past two years and it is about to reach momentous times. The Ukrainian Parliament has not decided whether to allow Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the opposition party, in prison since 2011, to get medical treatment abroad. Unless it rectifies this on 19 November, the European Union is unlikely to sign an Association Agreement and a Deep and Comprehensive Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with Ukraine at the summit of European states involving the EU and six Eastern European countries, which will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on November 28 and 29.