yulia timoshenko was the leading opposition figure during in the orange revolution of 2004. her opponent, viktor yanukovych, was ousted on suspicion of fraud. later, timoshenko stepped into the role of prime minister. when the conflict with russia over gas supplies escalated in 2009, she traveled to moscow and negotiated new conditions. but the deal also pushed a powerful ukrainian energy company of the market. timoshenko says that companies billionaire co-owner, a viktor yanukovych supporter, is now taking his revenge in court. the cases preventing her from leading the opposition. >> the prime minister is being accused of intentionally inflicting damage with the deal, but there is no reason she would do that. it was all cooked up by the state prosecutor's office. >> now come up viktor yanukovych is back in office. on independence day, he promised a better future for the come to do for the country. >> our country will be strong when democracy it flourishes in all areas, we can be proud. we love ukraine. >> that is a message that yulia timoshenko's pour defense lawyer says he

ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is back in court all for a two week display meant the ion a.t.v. creating politics is on trial for abusing have power when signing gas deals with russia which allegedly lost kiev millions of dollars something she denies or thousands of her supporters are running outside court. reports now from kiev many say that the court hearings are entering their final stage with debates in court to take place within the next several weeks some say unity with my still get a prison sentence up to seven years for the economic crimes she is being accused of but most of the experts think that she will most likely get a suspended sentence of five years and that will automatically take her out of the presidential race in twenty fifteen and the parliamentary complaint due to be held in autumn next year now i'd like to remind two of you was that huge mistake was being accused of several economic crimes one of them is according to the prosecution is that she managed to strike unlawful gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine at the same time it is very i

kiev right now ukraine wants to renegotiate the deal signed by the country's prime minister yulia timoshenko back in two thousand and nine and slash the price it pays but russia says its neighbor are first nothing in return and as alexia's haski reports keith has led it to a slippery slope. for the past two months angry chance have been filling essential key of streets from dusk till dawn. their slogans are different one says former prime minister yulia tymoshenko must be jailed others protest against her standing trial in the first place but both camps are united in their unhappiness about the price of place for russian gas one set in contracts signed by tymoshenko two years back. we need to revise the contract we need to make it more suitable for the two countries interests we don't need discounts and preferential treatment we need a fan price ukraine currently pays up to four hundred u s dollars for a thousand cubic meters of russian gas that is no longer within the country style budget so kiev has been pushing hard for a price drop so that is the need for a cheaper gas but some sources s

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former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko will return to court tuesday after a two week break in hearings she's accused of abuse of power during gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine claims she denies was on trial since june and arrested in august on charges of contempt of court her arrest sparked massive protests in kiev police clashed with timoshenko supporters who set up camp outside the court where the hearings were going on. take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe libya's new leaders have approved plans to reform the laws which were used by the khadafi regime to jail dissidents this comes as forces continue the siege of colonel gadhafi his home town sirte it's been under sustained attack with hundreds of civilians forced to flee the civil war has claimed the lives of an estimated thirty thousand people in libya. yemeni anti-government activists have vowed to revolt until the end following president ali abdullah saleh speech in which he failed to promise to step down more than one hundred forty people were killed across the country

ukrainian prosecutors want former prime minister yulia timoshenko to put it to be put away for seven years for what they see as unlawful gas deals with russia team a shank zero could also be fined about one hundred ninety million dollars almost matching the money ukraine says is a loss to the contract she signed with russia's energy giant gazprom in two thousand and nine the former pm has been on trial in kiev for abusing her power and corruption since june and a verdict they think could be reached by the end of the week to go denies all the charges and claims the trial is a political show if killed e.t.a. it will rule out hope to transfer the presidential race in twenty fifteen take a spark wide protest with thousands of her supporters rallying and camping outside the court. straight out of some other stories making headlines across the globe clean up operations underway throughout the philippines in the wake of the devastating typhoon assata the storm battered the capital manila with tarantula rains leading to widespread floods that left eighteen dead and thirty five missing reside

former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko will return to court on tuesday all for a two week break in the hearings she's accused of a piece of power to bastille's with russia in two thousand and nine claims she denies the case and join an angry response from supporting the protests intense outside the courts and going on for months now from clear his. after a two week break the trial of futenma shanker ukraine's former prime minister is due to resume in kiev and many say that the court hearings are entering their final stage with debates in court to take place within the next several weeks some say that our units are sankoh by still get a prison sentence of up to seven years for the economic crimes she is being accused of but most of the experts think that she will most likely get a suspended sentence of five years and that will automatically take her out of the presidential race in twenty fifteen and that the parliamentary complaint due to be held in autumn next year i'll like to remind two of you was that huge mistake was being accused of several economic crimes one of them is ac

former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko was back in court for the second day of hearings after a two week break she's accused of abuse of power during gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine claims she denies today's session will hear evidence from a representative of nafta guys a company that claims her deals brought almost two hundred million dollars in the losses since june was arrested in august on charges of contempt of u.s. park mass protests in ukraine's capital kiev with some of her supporters clashing with police. take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe nato officials say loyalist fighters are hiding in the residential areas of bani walid and sirte putting more than two thousand two hundred thousand libyans in danger from allied airstrikes and attack from anti kadafi forces severe food water and power shortages also reported meanwhile u.s. media says an estimated twenty thousand heat seeking missiles were stolen in libya and it's not known who has them. afghan police say eight officers have been shot dead three others wounded in a

back then prime minister yulia timoshenko would be revived and the price changed to a lower one at the same time when your standard position of moscow that it's that ukraine doesn't want to bargain on the price and it wants something in return for a discount on the russian gas which ukraine has been buying over the past decade or so but at the same time we also understand that ukraine is looking to diversify its gas supplies we understand that it is due to sign a major agreement with the shell company on the exploration and the development of shale gas in ukraine it is still unknown how much gas how much shale gas ukraine possesses but predict that these these resources could be quite huge and could be quite sufficient for you right to almost completely abstain from using the gas which is by strong from russia. not so to look at the markets now in europe britain still see splodge as investors move to the sidelines on to two days of gains banksias lines dancing on reports that a shake up was the septa may not come into force until up to twenty fifteen. previous sessions strong gaze as i

ukrainian prosecutors well the former prime minister yulia timoshenko put away for seven years for what they see as unlawful gas deals with russia could also be fined around one hundred ninety million dollars almost as much in the money ukraine says it lost due to contracts she signed with russia's energy giant gazprom in two thousand and nine the former pm has been on trial in care for abusing her power and corruption since june and a verdict could be reached by the end of the week she was a good a nice all the charges and claims the trial is a political show if found guilty it will rule her out of the presidential race twenty thing because a spark wide protests with thousands of her supporters rallying and camping outside . and i want to marry her everyone has the right to speak their mind but that can carry a high price at least that's the experience of some high profile figures who've lost their jobs or reputations after voicing their views especially when it comes to sensitive subjects it's going to do you can reports from washington. an american icon legendary singer world war two

former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko back in court for day two of the hearings after a two week break she's accused of abuse of power during gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine claims she denies today's session will hear evidence from a representative of nafta guys the company that claims her deals brought almost two hundred million dollars worth of losses on trial since june to machine who was arrested in august on charges of attempting to arrest sparked mass protests in ukraine's capital with some of her supporters and with police. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe libya's national transitional council says it thinks colonel gadhafi is hiding in the west of the country and protected by loyalists along the algerian border while fighting continues in the city of sirte where more than two hundred thousand libyans. are in danger are in danger of being caught up in the clashes severe food water and power shortages have also been reported meanwhile u.s. media says an estimated twenty thousand heat seeking missiles were stolen in liby

kiev's prosecutor wants former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko behind bars for seven years the iron lady of ukraine's politics is on trial for abusing of power over gas deals with russia which allegedly lost millions of dollars at something she denies thousands of her supporters have been running outside the court in kiev from where are these election reports now. many say that the court hearings are entering their final stage with debates in court to take place within the next several weeks and we are expecting some kind of verdict to be delivered within the next several weeks how experts are speculating said what that verdict will be some say that unity which may get my still get a prison sentence up to seven years for the economic crimes she is being accused of and that will automatically take her out of the presidential race in twenty fifteen and of course will also rule her out of the parliamentary complaint due to be held in the autumn next here you go to a shop was being accused of several economic crimes one of them is unlawful gas deals with russia in two thousand

back then prime minister yulia timoshenko to be revised and the price changed to a lower one at the same time when her stand the position of moscow that. doesn't want to bargain on the price and it wants something in return for a discount on the russian gas which ukraine has been buying over the past decade or so but at the same time we also understand that ukraine is looking to diversify its gas supplies we understand that it is due to sign a major agreement with the shell company on the exploration and the development of shale gas in ukraine it is still unknown how much shale gas ukraine possesses but experts predict that these resources could be quite huge and could be quite sufficient for ukraine to almost completely abstain from using the gas which advice from from russia to look at the markets knowledge between small gains and losses off the manufacturing growth slowed in august what's most interesting is that few people in the u.s. apply for unemployment benefits last week and which in this report is strong sales and interest in europe see finished flat as test is moved to the sid