The Economist: Which way will Ukraine turn?
Why won't Viktor Yanukovych free Yulia Tymoshenko? The Ukrainian president repeatedly insists that he is committed to signing a political and economic co-operation deal with the European Union. European leaders equally as often remind him that that is unlikely to happen so long as Ms Tymoshenko remains behind bars. Ms Tymoshenko, a former prime minister of Ukraine and Mr Yanukovych's main political rival, was sentenced to seven years in prison in October on charges the West deems politically motivated. Read the story here.