KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Friday he had no legal powers to allow his jailed rival, Yulia Tymoshenko, to go abroad for medical treatment as some European governments have urged as a solution to ending a political impasse.
The European Union wants Yanukovich to free former prime minister Tymoshenko, who was jailed in 2011 for abuse of office after a trial that it says was politically motivated. It has warned that key association agreements due to be signed in November could be in jeopardy.
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