football championships comes under fire from animal rights groups they are accusing the government of burning the stray dogs of. art in half an hour as my colleague bill dog but for now though with ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of power a spotlight host alkan off his guests discuss the wider implications of a trial that's now on arts. they're. going to walk and. show you part. of the trial. the former ukrainian prime minister has. been sentenced to seven years in prison the court found her guilty over.

gas contracts. the verdict surprised and disappointed the world community and even russia in favor of the contract. the trial. so is it a fair trial or. 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 you immediately condemned the verdict as politically motivated and europe even warned it could hold several trade agreements with kiev nevertheless right after the verdict 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 u.p.a. and. countries are menacing ukraine with grave consequences how far do you think europe may go in in defending to michaux and is a ukraine's european and bishan really at stake today as a person firstly for i don't think europe would agree to sainz of free trade zone agreement and association agreement with ukraine expected literals the seer unless you let him set free by the end of the year and i'm hopeful victor 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 didn't 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 mushing free and to review the trial results by the end of the year and the confidential conversations with those leaders. informally initiated the trial about half a year ago i think he did not expect an op. such consequences but now he cannot refuse a vector of ukrainian development itself its movement towards europe so he will be forced to change the destiny of your 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 you koreans and snake ninety one when the state emerged in

cairo and was in cairo clear distinct borders reflective the basic trend of ukrainian development out of russia. we from russia and the idea ukraine is not russia formulated in the flesh inflection book of the former ukrainian president learned kuchma still dominates was in the political elite regardless 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 tymoshenko has never

been a hero for your. she was not considered as a symbol of ukrainian democracy europe has been constantly suspicious about because business track record about her connections with her ashes official some big business her personal connection was lodged in our ports and which had 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 there the way they made business together what does not do in future. hardly to be hidden from european of year but do you believe there is mutual so there was it is merely observed the general result of pain many times and now we see and hear lies in our polls and openly supports the right in washington that she is here the this is true 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 deserved sympathy . of prime minister if you read emotion because and i know her well enough. we were in france and early earlier of the dick eat and i think his not she's not ideologically nor geo politically motivated person for her is a question number one is power and a need for systems 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 be my friend she is a friend of sacrifice really. extent richter you should get used 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 affection and your queen in parliament supported trashed position on south ossetia in august of two thousand and eight and did not support which was of

paramount importance for them or put them well you know too much younger faces now a new crib. all charge of the accusations are fresh though the case over crimes allegedly committed back in ninety ninety six when she had a private power company spotlight you know the media has more. unity mission because work as the president of the united energy systems of ukraine in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. made 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 documents and smuggling gas between one thousand nine hundred five and nine hundred ninety seven she was released several weeks later though the same year the main military prosecutor of pressure brought charges against you. for allegedly giving bribes to russian defense ministry officials

russian investigators unsuccessfully tried to invite a mission to 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 as putting her on in two pools wanted list. became prime minister of ukraine in two thousand and five but never traveled to russia during her first seven months in office way to 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 case goes to trial and if she's found guilty to mission could good face up to twelve years in prison. well mr brokaw ask you what do you think. may be the polenta call consequences of this trial for you later michigan said she has never been in

a row for the west is she become a hero while some much has never been since august sent. since she's been arrested . she had become is she is she once again becoming the hero among. big percent of the population only in ukraine yes i think so i think and knowing who you are to much interpersonal of it told you i am very suspicious that he. was inclined to be arrested should his best to be arrested by and by august because he has resolved his achieve to girls he tried to achieve since her defeat in presidential elections in two thousand and ten to obtain back her status as in the position leader is a unique opposition leader. to consolidate the european support around her she's achieved both girls and 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 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. basine cause this court decision was picturesque court's decision the center of that. and 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 between court as well do you think do you think that putin and gas prong may use as some papers put 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 successions to crane and you guess for is not far from us so strenuous laughter will cost the

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. we've got the future covered. player. won't come back to spotlight i'll go in auburn just to remind you that my guest in the studio today stanislas bill koskie director of the moscow based institute for national strategy we're talking about the sentence that yulia timoshenko the former ukrainian prime minister got in court she got seven years and maybe maybe looking at another twelve the who's 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 rational leaders and involved in negotiations with the crane on different matters 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 machine code 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 this love do you also agree that the trial to machine code was politically motivated test a very considerable extent what's the motive there may be only to motives one motive was to make yulia timoshenko even a bigger political star than 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 a same politician s.p.v. should not try everest to me to tell you in a club which is politician. half a year ago. then all the deal started a victory in a call which may be actually considerate of the potential consequences of the process as favorable for himself he really thought the trial would undermine you little machine her reputation as a politician and opposition leader but the result is very subversive see now and secondly. the gas lobby around him and closing his chief of staff sergei. the energy minister yuri boykin some other persons very close economically and. to ukrainian president consider all of this tymoshenko try was an instrument of pressure on russia to change the basic conditions of two thousand and guess

contracts and they still hope it could be efficient as we got to but certainly it's a very results of the trial are very dull full for the history of political historical prospects of victoriana coverage but i don't think that realizes how far why doesn't he realize simple things there there there that seem obvious for me for you is it because it's a personal vendetta and we when people are on vendetta dead they don't see anything except when they do certain extent yes because even to your own accord which was so so many many many times mention for them in the context of his criminal trials that's of your time so maybe ukrainian president is going to remind all his enemies all his competitor of the to be in prison and not to do 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 know basically it was

a strategy mistake of victory and a crutch he hasn't got any political blasters he wanted to but has got many political minuses he did not predict well you know you actually said he regretted the court's decision as putting obstacles in the way of ukraine's integration european. what does it regret would he be positioning himself as a european and european type leader because jennifer which emphasizes head does not interfere with any court decisions and with the powers of court. here is how ukraine's president victory in the court reacted to the court's decision hours after it was announced. naturality court mutants decision on the basis of the current criminal code but it's not the final decision there is still the court of appeal and 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 coast 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 sanity he controls the general prosecutor's office does that most want to just depends on his willingness to stop the investigation ex-president. go was a witness saying in court against to go they are friends weak we will we all remember the year that this picture this guy was witnessing against this lady why did they do it what what why. the most victory you should consider is the most positive result of his five years presidency not to lead to the little machine curtain but

a place for us because of the relationship between your heart which are much more friendly than between you going to mushing you should really consider. as the biggest threat to your queen and democracy and you green in future so he acts logically and predictably and also adding to her popularity. sent to her status of you're of the united to position at least both guys i mean both presidents so that you could argue that great i merely learned if you can really bring into politics. was true and still is tried today to a certain degree for treason the key is interest does this accusation of treason of key have appeal to the nationalist west of the country. to our friends in the west . by and before the presidential election after solve and seven some new queen invest in us were bitterly disappointed. both because of the current going to

two thousand and contract condition and the relationship growing friendship between you and for them are put there to even talk humiliate than 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 they call solid data 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. 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 her friend of 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 free she she will still be a convicted criminal but she has to win the appeal if she wins the appeal that they're most clearly hearing 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 player. doesn't wealth and even if you were to machine code is 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 yulia timoshenko is that right and does that increase the head of

supreme court supreme muster on often that sort of final everything will depend a little in a college and has ballooned to satisfy european demands and freedom of the sea or oh we're talking about the worst we're talking about moscow but what about the supporters or would you lead to mission queenside the country is their voice heard . you mean do they as somehow influence the the political process of the country the leaders of course they think that while yes any support. from outside would consolidate you know it's emotional support us inside ukraine. the prosecution continues the investigation another corruption charges against the machine and do you think that. these new accusations that this new threat of adding another twelve years to her a seven year sentence may come true. it depends it's

a potential mechanisms of pressure onto your little machine if she is freed this year but if the victorian accord which will be wanting some some time in the future to bring her back to trial in prison so those new york use asians 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 we will tell you our coverage and his cronies one for one to emphasize that russia has could have some confidential delicate relationship with zealots in washington and the details of the relationship between ports and to machine code could be disclosed if it would be politically necessary for yanacocha but russia's clear insight from into machine code was written by year two thousand and five this was a politically motivated this and don't want to let me get it because i think that's very moment you wrote so much frank a visit that we needed her as

a part of 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 fight to get on president and democratic chances 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. out of this situation will be developing just a reminder that my guest on the show today was stanislav bill kosky director of the institute of national standards and thanks a lot for the year with us and this is that from all of our spotlight and we'll be back with more who's going to comment on what's going on in and outside russia until then stay on r t n.

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