Russia condemns Ukraine over the guilty verdict and seven-year sentence handed to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, RIA Novosti reports.
Moscow said it sees an anti-Russian subtext in the case of Tymoshenko, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for "signing gas contracts" with Russia, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
“As a matter of fact, Yulia Tymoshenko was prosecuted for the current, still valid, legally binding agreements between Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukraine,” the ministry said.
It also warned that the verdict must not affect the implementation of bilateral gas agreements.
Russia says Tymoshenko imprisoned for political reasons
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