Yulia Tymoshenko lost the 2010 presidential election to Yanukovych. The following year, she was sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of abuse of authority over a natural gas deal negotiated with Russia, a punishment that the U.S. and Europe sees as politically motivated. Tymoshenko was freed from prison on Saturday, February 22, according to the press officer for her political party. Tymoshenko is seen here at her trial in 2011.
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