Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (front) attends a pre-trial hearing at a city court in Kiev June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
KIEV (Reuters) - EU negotiators flew to Ukraine on Tuesday in what looked like a final attempt to secure the release of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, but parliament was far from agreeing a law that could allow her go to Germany.
Further souring the atmosphere for a deal on Tymoshenko that could ensure the signing of landmark agreements with the European Union at a summit on November 28, a row erupted over criminal proceedings brought against her defence lawyer.
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