EU ministers urge Ukraine to stop bluffing on Tymoshenko


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Oct 2013

A supporter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko stands at a protest tent camp in central Kiev October 7, 2013. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KIEV (Reuters) - Two European Union ministers urged Ukraine on Tuesday to stop "bluffing" and reach a deal on the release of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko because time was running out.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Sweden's Carl Bildt met Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich amid a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at nailing down a compromise on the Tymoshenko row which threatens the signing of landmark agreements with the EU next month.

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