Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko freed, enemy ousted


  • World
  • Sunday, 23 Feb 2014

KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was freed on Saturday during the dramatic ouster of her arch enemy Viktor Yanukovich, setting up a possible run for the presidency in May.

Sporting her distinctive blonde braid, the 53-year-old former prime minister was driven out of the hospital in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv where she had spent much of her confinement since 2011.

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