Ukraine court says ex-PM guilty of exceeding powers
Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko exceeded her powers when she ordered state energy firm Naftogaz to sign a gas deal with Russia in 2009, a judge ruled on Tuesday, a verdict set to further strain ties between Ukraine and the West.
State prosecutors have asked the court to sentence Tymoshenko, the main political opponent of President Viktor Yanukovich, to seven years in jail for illegally forcing through the gas deal. Judge Rodion Kireyev is expected to deliver his sentence at a later date. (Reuters)
