and the european central bank oppressive governments to do more to save the continent's economies saying it is time for politicians to take the lead banks president bush speaking ahead of a major meeting of the finance ministers in paris to find a solution to the crisis. spain's credit rating is cut by a second agency. those are the headlines but up next as former ukrainian prime minister and opposition leader yulia tymoshenko is sentenced to seven years behind bars for abuse of power speaks to. the director of the moscow based institute of national strategy about the implications of the trial stay with us for that. going to welcome to the spotlight show. i'm. about.

the former ukrainian prime minister has. been sentenced to seven years in prison the court found her guilty overstepping. gas contracts. the verdict surprised and disappointed the world community and even russia in favor of the contract. and the trial. so is it. to. go to prison and what's going to happen to. the direct. cost. you tymoshenko was arrested in the summer on charges of abuse of office according to the prosecutors she signed an unfair long term contract with russia's

gas exporter gazprom which resulted in almost two hundred million dollar losses all the ukraine russia the us and the you immediately condemned the verdict as politically motivated and europe even warned it could hold several trade agreements with key nevertheless right after the verdict more corruption charges were filed against you. now she's accused of embezzling government funds to pay out adaptive a company she wants rand. thank you very much for being with us on the show was an. e.u. authorities and even. members of the member states europeans. countries are menacing ukraine with grave consequences how far do you think europe may go in defending to michaux and is a ukraine's european and bishan really at stake today as opposed to firstly for i

don't think europe would agree to sainz of free trade zone agreement and association agreement with ukraine expects of literals the seer unless you let him set free by the end of the year and i'm hopeful victory inequality understands this well. we may have some proof to what you just said let's hear how european commission's foreign policy chief catherine ashton commented on tomasz anchor's guilty verdict. he means really disappointed with the verdict that's come out of ukraine in the case of yulia timoshenko the trial that took place didn't in our view respect international standards of being fair and transparent and having an independent legal process i've repeatedly asked for this in statements that i've made unfortunately what we're seeing confirms that justice is being applied so actively in what we see as politically motivated prosecutions of the leaders of the opposition and members of the former government i have to say six trini

disappointing in a country that currently holds the chairmanship of the committee of ministers of the council of europe. in this law do you think that. will be ready to concede i think so at least it's widely known the victorian across which promised to several european leaders to set a unity much anchor free and to review the trial results by the end of the year and the confidential conversations with those leaders. so. young a quality informal initiate of the trial about half a year ago i think he did not expect an arp. such consequences but now he cannot review's a vector of ukrainian development itself its movement toward europe so he will be forced to change the destiny of you later mushing well a ukraine considers itself to be a sovereign and independent country though many may question it but still do you

think it's independent enough not to let foreigners intervene into its internal judicial affairs. it's independent enough i believe but the same time. the history of modern new koreans and snake ninety one when the state emerged in current was an existing borders reflect of the basic trend of ukrainian development out of russia. we from russia and the idea ukraine is not russia formulated in the flesh of lecture a book of the former ukrainian president learned to kuchma still dominates was in the political elite we godless of who is the ukrainian president and so if not as russia then was europe europe as a key point for for ukraine to get rid of this fall historical dependence on our country well of course ukraine is important for europe it is important for the for the west. timoshenko also is important

who do you think is more important for western diplomacy for western politicians that may be deciding the fate of the former prime minister today whose most important ukraine. mr mishra i think by this before the stroke in washington has never been a hero for you or. she was not considered as a symbol of ukrainian democracy europe has been constantly suspicious about because business track record about her connections with russia's official some big business or personal connection as large a person has been established and generally two thousand and nine when this contract had been signed and so on and so on when you say personal relations let me put it you mean business the business deal the way they made business to get there is one of those deal in future. hardly to be hidden from european view but do you

believe there is mutual so there was it is merely observed. in many times and now we see and hear. openly supports the rot in washington that she is here though this is funny because because she has never been a big fan of russia she has never been a big fan of moscow of kremlin how could have could have she she deserves sympathy . of prime minister if you read emotion criticism and i know her well enough i think recently we were in france and hurly burly of the dick eat and i think his not she's not ideologically nor joe politically motivated person for her the question number one is power and any force or sums of world helpful for her to obtain the power and to keep the power could be france was in some period of time what about the old russian saying that a friend of my enemy could never be my friend she is a friend of sacrifice really. extent retribution curious to be more of

a close friend to her to insult to treason she was of her because i wouldn't call her friend but she's of her that he should not forget you are to much anger and have faction of your queen in parliament supporter trashed position on south ossetia in august of two thousand and eight and did not support which was of paramount importance far as i'm a party well you know to much younger faces now a new criminal charge the accusations are fresh well the case is over crimes allegedly committed back in ninety nine is when she had a private power company spotlight you know the media has more. unity mission because work is the president of the united energy systems of ukraine in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. may you one of the richest people in the country it got her the nickname gas princess and made her the subject to criminal investigation ten years ago she was arrested on charges of costumes document and smuggling gas between one thousand

nine hundred five in one thousand nine hundred seven she was released several weeks later though the same year the may. military prosecutor pressure brought charges against you for allegedly giving bribes to russian defense ministry officials russian investigators unsuccessfully tried to invite you mission for the question then in two thousand and four a new arrest warrant for her was issued in russia and it even went as far east putin her into pools wanted list. became prime minister of ukraine in two thousand and five but never travel to russia during her first seven months in office later the same year russian prosecutors dropped the charges against the machine gun this week ukrainian prosecutors have once again turned to events of fourteen years ago accuse intimidation of illegally using government money to cover her company's debt to the russian defense ministry if the key is goes to trial and if she's found

guilty to mission good they supped to twelve years in prison. while mr because q what do you think. may be the political consequences of this trial for you to machine said she has never been in a row for the west is she becoming a hero while some much has never been that since august since sense she's been arrested. she had become a she is she once again becoming a hero among. a big percent of the population in ukraine yes i think so i think and knowing you let a motion to personalize it i am very suspicious that she. was inclined to be arrested she did his best to be arrested by and by august because he has resolved his achieve to girls he tried to achieve sense her defeat in presidential elections in two thousand and ten to obtain back her status as an opposition leader has

a unique opposition leader. to consolidate the european support around her she's achieved both girls do you think that the mission goes conviction may have any consequences for the president again as deals between between gazprom enough to go has been. and out of college and in government would try to use this sentence as an argument and the dispute was russian because now ukraine would try to. prove that their contracts. brazing cause this court decision was pitcher scorched decision of the center of the. on the generally two thousand and nine guess agreement was signed by the people which exceeded their powers and such we it's a legitimate as it may be those arguments will be proctors international dettori court as well do you think do you think that putin and gas prong may uses some papers but it may use the general outrage against ukraine's leadership in order to

hard pressed ukraine on gas prices yes i think so because i don't see a large enough what's known and guess from. i don't predict making big succession still brain so you guess for is not far from us says stanislav bill cost the director of the institute of national strategy spotlight will be back shortly we will continue this interview on throughout the day with. undiscoverable busey. communicate with the wyoming under. test yourself and become free.

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welcome back to the spotlight i'm going off and just there wanted that my guest in the studio today stanislas bill cosby director of the moscow based institute for national strategy we're talking about the the the stanton's that yulia timoshenko the former ukrainian prime minister got in a court of seven years and maybe maybe looking at another twelve years well many say that this decision was politically motivated. well in russia this decision is called anti russian so do you think that this court decision may may influence russian ukrainian relations also negatively yes to very considerable extent the sentence was or had been quite predictable for the past two months and i don't think it was a surprise for national leaders and involved in negotiations with the crane and

different at as well and here is the reaction russian prime minister vladimir putin . to be honest i can't quite understand why she got those seven years to go did not sign anything the contracts were signed between economic agents gazprom enough to go as they were signed fully in accordance with russian and ukrainian legislation as well as international rules and regulations i think it's dangerous and counterproductive to call into question the entire set of agreements. so there's a lot of do you also agree that the trial to mission kill was politically motivated just a very considerable extent what's the motive there may be only two motives one motive was to make yulia timoshenko even a bigger political star then there then she was three months ago and the other motive is to spoil your relations with your strategic partner which is russia so both because this is seem to be insane for the same politician s.p.v.

should not try everest to meet with are you an apologist politician. half a year ago when all the deal started victory in a car which may be actually considerate of the potential consequences of the process is favorable for himself he really thought the trial would undermine you little reputation as a politician and opposition leader but the result is vice versa to see now and secondly. the gas lobby around him and closing his chief of staff's argue. their german is to yuri boykin some other person's very close second. and. to ukrainian president consider of this tymoshenko trial was an instrument of pressure on russia to change the basic conditions of two thousand and yes contracts and they still hope it could be efficient as we got through this but certainly it's a very result of the trial really dull fall for that political historical prospects of victoriana coverage but i don't think that realizes how far why doesn't he

realize simple things there there that seem obvious for me for you is it because it's a personal vendetta and we when people are on vendetta that they don't see anything except when they look at a certain extent yes because i'm going to unocal which was so so many many many times mention for the context of his criminal trials that's of your time so maybe ukrainian president is going to remind all his enemies his competitor of the to be in prison and not to to get into prison is not so complicated in our life so don't remember him he was in prison decided times himself so but what was even in a basically it was a strategy mistake of victorian approach he hasn't got any political classes he wanted to but has got many political minuses hit it doesn't predict well you know you actually said he regretted the court's decision as putting obstacles in the way

of ukraine's european integration what does it regret would he make himself as a european european type leader emphasizes here does not interfere with any court decisions and with the powers of court. here is how ukraine's president. reacted to the court's decision hours after it was in the last. naturality court muted decision on the basis of the current criminal code but it's not the final decision there is still the court of appeal. you know it will be very important on the basis of which laws the decision of the court of appeal will be made. will is speaking about political motivation the investigation against the machine code started back in two thousand and nine if i'm not mistaken then he wasn't yet

the president of the country do you think he had the power and he had enough influence to stop. the investigation not to let the verdict happen yes so needy he controls a general prosecutor's office that most wanted just depends on his willingness to stop the investigation ex-president. go was a witness saying in court against to michelle they are friends weak we were we all remember the year that this picture this guy was witnessing against this lady why did they do it what what what. the most victory you should consider is the most positive result of his five years presidency not to let you little. better get a place for us because the relationship between your your heart which are much more friendly then between you going to mushing you should really consider as you are

tymoshenko as the biggest threat to your queen in democracy and you green in future so he acts logically and predictably and also adding to her popularity. until her status of you're of the united to position at least both guys i mean both presidents serve you great great i mean we learn that if you can really use of ukraine in a part of this. was true and still is tried today to a certain degree for treason the key adds interest there is this accusation of treason of key have appeal to the nationalist west of the country. to our friends in the west. and before the presidential election after solve my dose of and seven some new clean investor in us were bitterly disappointed in the. birth because of the content of two thousand and contract condition and the relationship growing friendship between you and for them are put there to even talk humiliate them

ukrainian president viktor yushchenko in publicly but now i think due to victoria no coverage due to the trial and the sentence. has got back all the support of ukraine investors there's no solid data to support so so so what you're implying is that the political preferences the political situation in ukraine is changing today because the because of this trial yes yes if you were to go and i think if you were not arrested the result would be so dramatic and so she understood the rest of the very favorable for her politically and that's why looking at her behavior and sick . what how he offended the judge how her how sure fair how shove under the judge and the rules of behavior in the courts themselves i think he was a machine called wanted to be arrested for some time being home for the same time to a year by europe's pressure she will be set free shortly if she's so free she she she

will still be a convicted criminal but she has to win the appeal if she wins the appeal that there that most women are leaving the accusations is that most probably will mean that sure that you will be well at least one of the most probable candidates for presidency is that right now first and foremost as a leader of the opposition they are the. doesn't wealth even if you let a machine because not clear two of the accusations it would not have the right to take part in the parliament elections two thousand and twelve personally but you can hear as they are a certain thing. here and you're a pretty sure but brink very much the opposition victory i have heard that the head of the the head of the appeal court of ukraine is the is a great fan of humility michel is that right and those that he had of supreme court supreme must run off and that sort of final everything will depend on victory in a college and has ballooned to satisfy european demands and because this you know

we're talking about the worst we're talking about moscow but what about the supporters are you intuition queenside the country is their voice heard. you mean do they as somehow influence the the political process in the country the u.s. of course they think that while yes any support. from outside would consolidate europe's emotional support us inside ukraine. the prosecution continues the investigation another corruption charges against the machine do you think that. these new accusations in this new threat of adding another twelve years to her a seven year sentence may come true. it depends if it's a potential mechanisms of pressure onto you it's a machine if she is freed this year but if a victory on a college will be wanting some some time in the future to bring her back to trial

in prison so those new yorkers emotions and investigation results could be used to the same time the queen in power wants to remind trash that russia has cleared. the general prosecutor's office of russia has given us i'm ashamed of those accusations in two thousand and five and to say to reveal to you our coverage and his cronies one for one to emphasize that russia has could have some confidential delicate relationship. and the details of the relationship between ports and so much include could be disclosed if it would be political and necessary for yanacocha but russia's clearance from him to machine code was written by year two thousand and five this was a politically motivated this and don't want to get it because at this very moment you read so much ink a visit that we needed her as a plant the person to make lots of more soon after being fired from my prime ministers post force in moscow and they came to some agreements

on how to find goods and president and democratic chance ports and so if bolton is too hot. to cave in general college himself in a coup which could remind the world what the relationship between person and tymoshenko has been for five years since two thousand five. hundred this situation will be developing just a reminder that my guest on the show today was standing bill kosky director of the institute of national standards and thanks a lot for that you're with us and this is that from all of our spotlight and we'll be back with more is going to comment on what's going on in and outside rush until then stay on r t n.

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