Ukraine after the Tymoshenko Verdict
Ukraine after the Tymoshenko Verdict
Author(s): Andrew Wilson
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: ECFR European Council on Foreign Relations
Keywords: Yuliya Tymoshenko;
Summary/Abstract: The trial and sentencing of the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko in 2011 is a double challenge to the European Union – testing both its credibility and the transformative capacity of its soft power. Kiev ignored clear warnings from Brussels and key member states, and then failed to deliver on promises of compromise. // The EU-Ukraine summit on Monday 19th December offers the chance to stop the rot in relations with Kyiv. // In a new policy memo published by ECFR, ‘Ukraine after the Tymoshenko verdict’, Andrew Wilson argues that instead of lecturing Ukraine on human rights the EU needs to show that it means business.
Series: POLICY MEMO
- Page Count: 12
- Publication Year: 2011
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF